""it would shield them from taxes to the tune of $6B""
IMHO no SIR it shields them from taxes DUE on 6 bill dollars, not 6 bill in tax savings, so again you figure it at 25% of of the 6 bill and ya get 1.4 bill $ in ACTUAL CASH savings, since you'd owe no taxes on 6 mill worth of income.......1.4 bill
So THAT alone shows this aint about the NOLS, they are just icing!!!!!!!!