[vkou]

So, they wouldn't sell to the biggest, richest market in the world, with some of the best infrastructure, cheapest energy, no shortage of wealthy customers and educated labour, (With some of the lowest levels of labour protection in the developed world...) Until we slash the taxes they will pay on profits?

Given that we are in an era of cheap credit, your friends sound insane.

[geff82]

You think that there aren't good markets outside the US and that every business needs/wants to go global. If I want to become a millionaire, I can just stay within the EU and not touch the US at all. So my friends (and me included) do not necessarily have to take the burden to setup business in another continent. But very low taxes AND a big single market are an interesting combination.