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In reply to the discussion: Obama to Offer New Deal on Corporate Taxes, Jobs (lowering corporate tax rate) [View all]badtoworse
(5,957 posts)14. So other countries don't have tax deductions as well?
Even allowing for that, we're still high. Here are some global averages according to KPMG
United States - 40%
Global Average - 24.05%
Europe - 20.6%
Asia - 22.36%
North America - 33%
Latin America - 27.61%
Africa - 28.63%
http://www.kpmg.com/Global/en/services/Tax/tax-tools-and-resources/Pages/corporate-tax-rates-table.aspx
Factor in lower labor costs and a more friendly regulatory environment elsewhere and it's no wonder the jobs have left.
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Obama to Offer New Deal on Corporate Taxes, Jobs (lowering corporate tax rate) [View all]
cali
Jul 2013
OP
Please provide evidence to back your claims. There's a lot published that says you're wrong.
Scuba
Jul 2013
#6
There's a difference, though, between the statutory rate and the effective rate:
Buns_of_Fire
Jul 2013
#10
I remember McCain and other Republicans touting Ireland's low corporate tax rate.
W_HAMILTON
Jul 2013
#24
No. Companies want to pay slave wages, and can do so in Thailand, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Mexico, ......
WinkyDink
Jul 2013
#19
Not until we get a decent Congress. The current Congress could not wipe it's butt correctly. nt
bemildred
Jul 2013
#13
"Job creation PROPOSALS"? Oh, now THERE'S something with real teeth! Bwahahahaha!
WinkyDink
Jul 2013
#18
Newsflash: Obama (R) is going to screw over the people who voted for him again.
PowerToThePeople
Jul 2013
#28
"I'd like to see the details." Translation: I haven't got my talking points yet.
DesMoinesDem
Jul 2013
#40
Am I the only one here who thinks the phrase "New Deal", as used in that headline....
beerandjesus
Jul 2013
#33
More permanent corporate rule in exchange for another temporary gesture.
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2013
#39