Wntrrn,

Of course profitability isn't guaranteed, but Boeing always has the upper hand. When business slows down, Boeing lays off thousands of workers. When business is good, Boeing makes a good profit, and it does so with the combination of capital and labor. I'm all for profit-sharing, so labor should be well compensated when the company is doing well. It isn't just the capitalist investors that deserve compensation proportional to company income.

The fact that many Boeing workers don't work hard does two things: supports Boeing's reputation as the Rocking B, which is not really relevant to the discussion, and a testament to the overall efficiency of the company if it can produce airplanes at a good profit with its employees not working overly hard.

Salman,

I agree, Boeing doesn't need or deserve tax subsidies. No business should receive tax subsidies IMO. Every state should hold the line and stop enticing businesses to locate based on subsidies. Because they don't, states lose and corporations win. Stupid policy.

Sg

Institutions
Name Shares
Held % Total
Shares Held Shares
Change % Chg from
Prior Port % Total
Assets Date of
Portfolio Star Rating

American Funds Washington Mutual A 28,130,000 3.74 0 0 5.19 09/30/2013

American Funds American Balanced A 15,525,000 2.06 0 0 2.88 09/30/2013

American Funds Fundamental Invs A 12,940,000 1.72 685,000 5.59 2.57 09/30/2013

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx 11,150,060 1.48 29,326 0.26 0.51 11/30/2013

SPDR S&P 500 7,358,809 0.99 -25,542 -0.35 0.58 01/03/2014

Vanguard Institutional Index I 6,837,519 0.91 36,351 0.53 0.58 11/30/2013

Vanguard 500 Index Inv 6,672,801 0.89 25,417 0.38 0.58 11/30/2013

American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A 6,700,000 0.89 30,000 0.45 0.65 09/30/2013

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average 4,899,234 0.66 22,421 0.46 5.35 01/03/2014

CREF Stock 4,284,851 0.57 -166,590 -3.74 0.46 10/31/2013

Industrial Select Sector SPDR 3,780,047 0.51 8,040 0.21 5.34 01/03/2014

American Funds New Perspective A 3,892,000 0.52 0 0 0.95 09/30/2013

Harbor Capital Appreciation Instl 3,713,981 0.49 -60,339 -1.60 2.10 09/30/2013

Vanguard Wellington Inv 3,701,350 0.49 0 0 0.57 09/30/2013

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock 3,488,200 0.46 913,900 35.50 1.10 09/30/2013

Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Inv 2,881,408 0.38 0 0 0.56 11/30/2013

Fidelity Contrafund 2,774,500 0.37 1,588,200 133.88 0.34 11/30/2013

American Funds NVIT Growth II 3,050,000 0.41 0 0 1.60 09/30/2013

SSgA S&P 500 Index Strategy 4,084,326 0.54 34,614 0.85 0.40 03/31/2013

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

And the people who support horseshit like this are usually the first ones to jump on all the "welfare" and "entitlements" that all those minority folks are taking, and ruining the country while doing so...which, of course, is a tiny drop in the bucket compared to the corporate welfare given to billionaires.

Fish on...

Todd

Drew comes back and this dead horse gets dragged outta the pasture?
What difference at this point does it make?

BU, is the epitome of dumb [Bleeeeep!] liberals with the likes of Pelosi and Shumer. Maybe throw in the idiot Weener. If the guy (or gal) had half a legitimate thought process, we may include that bitch and her husband Clinton.

Hillary + Miley Cyrus = BU

The evening news should discuss/report the issues in such an entertaining way !
Lorne Michaels ?

I don't see a problem with Boeing not paying taxes as it just freed up money to go to the Clinton Foundation. And we all know that's better than the Feds .

BTW Welcome back Drew. Looks like you were right all along!

BroodBuster,
You are getting way off topic there!




3 in a row... Anybody see a pattern starting to develop? The dumbfuk arrow has been pointing at BU the whole time.

How much state tax does Boeing pay?
Or is it a big secret?

http://www.kplu.org/post/closely-guarded-secret-state-tax-bill-boeing-others