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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 03:52 PM Original message |
Regarding all the posts about GE not paying any taxes... |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. You make an excellent point. |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
55. An excellent point to be sure, BUT... |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. You are absolutely correct. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. You're absolutely right. n/t |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. I own stock in GE |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. .... |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. .... |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Explain |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. You're paying GE's taxes and are OK with it? |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. It's not like they don't pay ANY taxes |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I base this on my own experience |
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Sinistrous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:19 AM Response to Reply #37 |
48. There is no "double taxation". |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #48 |
63. Unless I misunderstand |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Double taxation is a result of incorporating |
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Sinistrous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #40 |
49. Only dividends are subject to "double taxation", not salaries.. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #49 |
72. True...it depends on who claims the income |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Of course I am. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:26 AM Response to Reply #33 |
50. Would you favor eliminating all corporate taxes? |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #50 |
64. I don't think |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #50 |
65. I don't think |
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BlueJac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
70. Corporations are people remember........ |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Two people immediately hit the floor ROFL |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Perhaps you did not read my reply |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. I need to remember this 100% rule. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. The falicy is your suggestion that 100% of the profits get passed on as dividends. |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I do understand buybacks |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. You skipped the other part ... the 100% of profits part. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. So it okay if I stop paying my income taxes.. |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
44. two questions: what are you on? do you share? |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Please ask me |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #46 |
68. Woooosssshhhhh |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. This is why President Obama wants to lower corporate tax rates while closing loopholes |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. And he couldn't do that when Democrats held |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Capture the sound bite and the money! |
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TheWebHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. well, you also can blame their financial division |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. GE like all other Companies Comprise of Humans |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Our politicans could always say "no" |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. GE is still responsible as well as our Government |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
51. By virtue, yes, they *could* (I think they *should) say no. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. With respect I disagree. Corporations are not human and have no consciences. The humans running |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Actually you just agreed with me |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. I think we agree, but I am doing a bad job of making my case. My point is that it is useless to |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. K&R |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. Indeed |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well said, look for defenders to show up anytime. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. As one of the many outrage OPs: I agree. |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Let's lay some blame at GE's feet too. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
73. I don't buy it when politicians say "The devil made me do it." |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 06:08 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. That goes both ways. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. Probably because it would never make it past Congress. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. you are so right. both parties are feeding from the same trough and while they |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. we can still hold them accountable for not paying into the system on an ethical level |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
53. what of lobbying they undoubtedly took part in to get those lovely tax loopholes |
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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
22. the banksters(both the privately-controlled Fed & Wall St) OWN Republican & Democratic politicians |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. It's the Capitalism... |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Yep |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. That graphic while interesting... |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I'm not here to prop up the Democratic Party |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #43 |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
52. K&R! |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
54. "Legal" is bullshit when you specifically hire lobbyists to change the law to suit your purposes |
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crickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. +1000 -nt |
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Jester Messiah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. Exactly! Current law was created to their specifications! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
56. We should all be walking like Egyptians. |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. oh, we will be |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
58. I had heard this, trying to find original NYT article |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. Both parties suckle at the corporate teat in order to fund their campaigns. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
62. I think it is because that's what the pols intend, just as they intend to cut social security and |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
66. Every tax law we have was written by, and for the "uber" rich. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
67. kr |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
69. It's not an either/or proposition. Both parties are guilty in this case. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
71. Corporate whores with R and D behind their names. |
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