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9. I want taxes to be as low as possible, so long as all the essential functions ...

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 09:23 AM

Dec 2014

of government are being adequately provided. We are a long way, in my opinion, from doing that. So taxes currently need to be higher.

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TAXES can work wonders! [View all] nikto Dec 2014 OP

CA is actually running a slight SURPLUS at this point nikto Dec 2014 #1

That's a good point nikto Dec 2014 #11

And you kick ass economically too. bemildred Dec 2014 #3

well, the economy, at least the national one hfojvt Dec 2014 #4

Taxes is a broad term Boreal Dec 2014 #5

True---Our tax code is increasingly slanted towards the wealthy nikto Dec 2014 #12

We need that Wall St tax Boreal Dec 2014 #14

Me, too nikto Dec 2014 #15

lol Boreal Dec 2014 #16

Norway. 28% Corporate Tax rate. Zero deficit. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #6

Typo? It is 28%. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #7

typo thanks! Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #8

We can tax and regulate appropriately TBF Dec 2014 #10

May I ask a couple questions? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #17

You are right, cuts were made too... nikto Dec 2014 #18

Businesses are playing this same game on the national scale daredtowork Dec 2014 #19

You know the companies that are leaving are going mostly to Europe. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #21

I second that policy nikto Jan 2015 #22

But now we're an impoverished Marxian wasteland True Blue Door Dec 2014 #20