Changes to the dual capacity rules will only serve to place unnecessary burdens on American businesses and put us at a competitive disadvantage.
If the U.S. government no longer affords dual capacity tax treatment, we can expect China to flex even more muscle, as Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil are left on the sidelines.
Energy security is a cornerstone of national security and economic prosperity, but this new tax increase through the repeal of dual capacity credits would put U.S.-based companies at a serious disadvantage to foreign competitors, handicapping U.S.-based companies in the international energy market.
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Currently, dual-capacity tax treatment allows our energy companies an exemption from U.S. income taxes on the revenue they generate overseas, thus protecting against double-taxation of that foreign income.
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The lower capacity products are intended for dual storage Ultrabook computer configurations where the mSATA SSD will be combined with a HDD in an Ultrabook with performance approaching that of a pure SSD laptop but with overall storage costs approaching those of a HDD.
This design doubles the recording storage capacity (to 100GB) compared to existing dual-layer discs (50GB).
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Furthermore, the unit's 900MHz x 2 high-performance dual-core chipset boosts the unit's image processing capacity so consumers can enjoy the highest picture quality and the fastest web-browsing speed.
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Additionally, they come with a Qualcomm dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and have a battery capacity of six hours or more.
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For those computer users with significant content needs dual storage approaches like the Fusion Drive as well as hybrid HDDs could offer an ideal marriage of capacity and speed.
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The AL13SE is the first 10, 000 RPM class model enterprise drive from Toshiba to achieve 900GB capacity and is also the first of Toshiba's 10, 000 RPM drives to employ a dual-stage head positioning actuator that provides additional performance gains, including a 32% increase in sustained transfer rate.
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