Disingenuous Nonsense Report: 8.9.06 Edition - August 09, 2006

Now this throwaway quote doesn't come out of the mouth of one of the FedEx spokes-podpeople, but it still qualifies as nonsense.

According to a real estate developer whose deal with FedEx hinges on a politician's whim, "FedEx is a great corporate citizen."

During the debate over the potential tax implications for the FedEx facility in Gilberts, residents and elected officials cite concern over potential lost tax revenue from an "industrial" development as opposed to a "commercial" development.  It seems that industrial businesses only pay property taxes while commercial businesses also contribute sales taxes on transactions.

We couldn't tell from the news accounts, but if this is a FedEx Ground or Home Delivery terminal it would also mean that the company would be avoiding all the other taxes - like state income taxes, unemployment & workers compensation taxes - that the "contractor" scam passes on to drivers.