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Ikonoklast

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16. All Hail Corporate!

Reply to Indydem (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 03:40 PM

Jun 2014

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We Cannot Allow This to Continue ... [View all] pbmus Jun 2014 OP

Bernie is barking up the wrong path, the problem isnt these corps randys1 Jun 2014 #1

Sanders is not wrong and neither are you... SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #23

And as I am learning in another thread, Wall Street has convinced even some Dems randys1 Jun 2014 #28

No, you're confusing private companies with public utilities in that other thread. MADem Jun 2014 #30

laws that serve the greedy.... mike_c Jun 2014 #2

I've always maintained that US Government contracts should only be let to tax-paying corporations. Richardo Jun 2014 #3

I agree, but that dorsnt let the Corps off the hook. Armstead Jun 2014 #12

there is an excellent essay about this topic by Neil Irwin of the WaPo... mike_c Jun 2014 #20

here's another you might be interested in.... mike_c Jun 2014 #21

And French govt.... mylye2222 Jun 2014 #4

Publicly funded campaigns Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #5

Pageantry Indydem Jun 2014 #6

Based on your logic my taxes fund the govt for about 1/4 second Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #7

According to your logic; It doesn't matter if anybody pays taxes ... pbmus Jun 2014 #8

Yes. That's what I said. Indydem Jun 2014 #9

"Math is a science" that relies on complete and factual information. Cerridwen Jun 2014 #10

And with inversion they will pay even less ... pbmus Jun 2014 #13

I had to look up inversion. Sorry I did. Cerridwen Jun 2014 #14

When a corporation sells a product in the USA the corporation should be taxed...nt pbmus Jun 2014 #15

All Hail Corporate! Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #16

There are over 18 Million businesses in the US. Do that math. Yes if FUCKING MATTERS. Lochloosa Jun 2014 #26

The point is that the tax rate on some of those profits should be higher than 35%. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #31

If we repair the principle behind it, then you start pulling tax revenue from a LOT more than just AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #32

Paying your fair share is not "fucking stupid". Nor is it "Pageantry" yodermon Jun 2014 #33

.. and not to pile on (but i will)...GAO: U.S. corporations pay average effective tax rate of 12.6% yodermon Jun 2014 #34

yup kr Armstead Jun 2014 #11

This meme is meant to divide and conquer SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #17

But, but, but they're job creators! Scuba Jun 2014 #18

Boeing annual report says they paid taxes in 2011-13 OnlinePoker Jun 2014 #19

Once again the root of this problem is not the Tax Code per se, it's the fact that these Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #22

Yup! Catch2.2 Jun 2014 #24

Kicking. nt littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 #25

Um, it hasn't been 5 years since we've GIVEN *trillions* to the banks... Romulox Jun 2014 #27

"We got back every dime used to rescue the banks", Obama told the crowd. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #29

No private bank can survive by "breaking even". Loans have a thing called "interest". Romulox Jun 2014 #36

K&R ReRe Jun 2014 #35