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I think you need to really take a look at those numbers there. The news media outlets are really cool at swiping some "stats" and making an article on it to suit their needs. For example, companies that have a 0 tax bill probably include those making a loss for the year. In the case of most of the internet boom companies of 2000, they never made a profit. Therefore they were not taxed. Of course I am not a tax accountant, so someone correct me if I am wrong.
Don't forget who makes up the directors of these same companies. Companies aren't these big bad autonomous units, they are made up of Joe and Susie for down the street making any decisions the company makes.
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