This is insane. General Electric- yes, that gargantuan international corporation- accumulated $14 billion in profit last year while paying no federal taxes.
For perspective, those of you who bought a print from the Myrmecos galleries this past year (yes- I do sell prints!) contributed more to funding the American government via taxes on my business than the entire GE conglomerate.
A personal blog by Illinois-based biologist and photographer Alex Wild.
Parasitism indeed
rather crony capitalism – a sign of the times.
Heard about this yesterday. All I’ve got to say is they better have a generous program to support non-profit causes to compensate (at least partially).
What a country!
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Either Myrmecos itself is a now corporate behemoth to rival the likes of GE, or this is a real case of “Imagination at work”.
I’m going to have to start wearing a tie.
http://www.zazzle.com/ant_tie-151464049589443256
Awesome. Now I just need to find a suit with pinstripes made out of recruitment trails.
No, no. I think you need a minim…
forget the tie – go whole hog !
http://www.amazon.com/MaskUs-Ant-Mascot-Costume/dp/B001GWPDFS
Wow, that’s crazy.
This must be taken as an act of aggression….send forth your army of insects to topple the faceless corporations to a position of equality!
Why doesn’t that surprise me?