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Ireland-bound Eaton is latest to end US corporate citizenship
The spinoff of Sara Lee Corp's international coffee and tea business into a Netherlands-incorporated company will likely help the company's rate too. Dutch companies pay a tax rate of 20 percent. Last year Sara Lee paid an effective tax rate of 31

Europe's Wrongheaded Austerity Policies
When taxes are raised even further, the economy begins to contract. A typical example can currently be seen in the Netherlands. The country's economy has not grown in the last three quarters. Pressured by the European Union, austerity policies were

Shale Glut Means $1-a-Gallon Savings at the Pump
A Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) project will make it easier to fill up. Shell's plan to spend $250 million on an LNG plant and a string of filling stations is the biggest single investment yet in making frozen gas a transport fuel, a shift advocated by

Miscellaneous Land Records, 1798-1920; 3 Fibredex boxes.

Buncombe County Tax Records Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1912; 12 volumes. Established in 1791 from Burke and Rutherford counties. Miscellaneous Land Records, 1798-1920; 3 Fibredex boxes. Remember to include an ice pack if the lunch needs to stay cool. This year, the Asheville-Buncombe Public Library System celebrates the joys of animals through the Summer Reading Program.

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