Imagine if your kid's classroom went from zero non-English-speakers to 10 in just a couple of years.

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Until 1981, companies like Apple set up shop in Ireland because it offered not only an eager, English-speaking work force and ready access to European markets, but a 10 year tax rate of zero percent.

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