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In reply to the discussion: Joe: I can't believe I have to say this, but giant corporations shouldn't pay less in taxes than a t [View all]CrispyQ
(36,421 posts)47. What if we taxed investment income like labor? Or more, even.
A person trading their life's time for wages shouldn't be taxed higher than the person playing golf while their money works for them. That's just mean.
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Joe: I can't believe I have to say this, but giant corporations shouldn't pay less in taxes than a t [View all]
soothsayer
Apr 2021
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But, but, but...surely all these corporations pass savings along to their customers and create jobs?
wcmagumba
Apr 2021
#2
Hopefully tax codes will finally actually benefit small business over giant corporations
Victor_c3
Apr 2021
#3
Republicans are the first to claim small business is the engine of the US economy...
Beartracks
Apr 2021
#15
What should make everyone mad is the cost of our military which is used to protect our
ShazamIam
Apr 2021
#5
Pirates and cooperation with the governments that allows the extraction of resources and
ShazamIam
Apr 2021
#19
it is all still very dangerous, politically and economically I mean, the wealthy have spent the last
ShazamIam
Apr 2021
#30
And and we all paid more in tax (most of us) than the so called billionaire djt...who paid only
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2021
#14
There needs to be some sort of minimum tax, and a top % of a lot more than it is now.
patphil
Apr 2021
#18
Increase collections/ enforcement staff and end this joke of the rich paying next to nothing. nt
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2021
#20
I left out legal staff, to file charges, indict, prosecute, convict and sieze assets if necessary.
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2021
#24
They're called our owners and they buy the votes that enable them to maintain their privilege.
jalan48
Apr 2021
#22
If corporations would stop contributing so much money to lobbyists and the GOP they could
joetheman
Apr 2021
#28
If the masses are spending, corporations will do better even with higher tax rates.
tableturner
Apr 2021
#39