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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 3:51 am
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Originally Posted by NYTA
I think some of them do it because by starting a wholly owned subsidiary company the employees of the new company are subject to different work regulations and can be paid less.
Yes, that's a significant part of keeping costs down for an LCC.
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