{"id":36974,"date":"2010-12-01T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T00:15:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T00:15:37","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T00:15:37","slug":"rush_s_morning_update_water_works_december_2_2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/12\/01\/rush_s_morning_update_water_works_december_2_2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Water Works!\r\n\r\nDecember 2, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Water Works!<\/strong><\/line>December 2, 2010<\/strong><\/strong><\/line><\/line>Watch It!<\/strong> <\/strong>Download Morning Update Video in QuickTime<\/a><\/line><\/a><\/line><\/p>\n

Listen to It!<\/strong> Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/a>|RealPlayer<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n

On Monday, Fiji Water announced they were closing their operations in Fiji over a tax increase. The increase was written in such a way that it would affect only Fiji Water, and would have raised taxes by a third. After calling the increase “untenable,” the company owned by two California entrepreneurs laid off 400 workers and closed shop.<\/p>\n

But by Wednesday, things changed. Dramatically. Fiji\u2019s prime minister, who had attained power via a coup, summoned the California owners to a meeting. After sitting down with Commodore Frank Bainimarama, a statement was released, ostensibly from the Resnicks: “Fiji Water will reopen its bottling plant,” effective immediately. “Through our discussions, we have also agreed to comply with Fiji\u2019s new water tax law.” That wasn\u2019t all. “Fiji Water is committed to working with the Fijian government, and remains dedicated to helping the country\u2019s economy and it\u2019s people,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

Afterward, Prime Minister What\u2019s-His-Facetold a radio audience he had “excellent news from Fiji Water,” and wanted to thank them for reopening and “bringing back the workers.”<\/p>\n

Nobody will say what took place in the meeting,but we can imagine a scene straight from The Godfather. With guns to their heads, the business owners are told thatthey will reopen,that they\u2019llpay the higher taxes –and smile about it –or they\u2019ll die.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s every elected Democrat\u2019s wet dream –and don\u2019t think if he could get away with it, Obama would not do the exact same thing. If you shut downFiji Water, there\u2019s no company!<\/p>\n

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