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Enrique

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1. what's the cost?

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 09:25 AM

Feb 2012

it's so funny in this "age of austerity", with both parties focussed on "deficit reduction", that a good-sized article about a tax cut mentions the deficit zero times.

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Obama to pitch lower corporate tax [View all] xchrom Feb 2012 OP

what's the cost? Enrique Feb 2012 #1

+1 xchrom Feb 2012 #2

Do other countries' corporations also get the breaks that allow them to end up paying gateley Feb 2012 #3

The OP also quotes that closing loopholes is part of the deal...I think that's what that means. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #4

No they don't. They may allow some breaks but no where near our level. pampango Feb 2012 #10

I'm okay with this if closing the loopholes is part of it. We need to start trying to keep... Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #5

One day the world's predominant economic theory will not be Friedman's neoliberal Koolaid..... marmar Feb 2012 #6

Trickle Down Forever. Octafish Feb 2012 #7

And Reagan looks up from Hell smiling. kenny blankenship Feb 2012 #8

Quelle surprise. n/t QC Feb 2012 #9