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In reply to the discussion: Graphic: Who Pays Taxes [View all]DirkGently
(12,151 posts)69. Should be easy to show it's the "minority" view then, eh?
Please proceed.
Seriously, this is again the problem. The stated views of what I'm sure are legions of Very Serious Internet Libertarians are not equal in dignity to the fairly obvious fact that corporations can be taxed, and can pay those taxes, and cannot just force consumers to pay them instead.
People are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts, right?
You mentioned something earlier about choosing "hills to die on."
I know I'd rather have confirmed that a rather silly fantasy about how we can tax people, but not businesses (how convenient!) is nonsense than try to contort things to find a way to keep believing it.
Wouldn't you?
Good night, and good luck.
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It's cheaper and easier for the govt to police a few corporations instead of millions of Americans.
grahamhgreen
Dec 2015
#6
You'd like the people who get millions in salaries to get it tax free?
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2015
#15
id rather have the corporations collect them cause then if i decide not to buy their product
saturnsring
Dec 2015
#5
if their tax rate was 20% and no one bought anythng they had to sell who would pay their 20%
saturnsring
Dec 2015
#13
That's not really correct. Companies generally don't keep prices "low" out of the goodness of their
MillennialDem
Dec 2015
#33
That only applies in a cartel or monopoly scenario, and in the cartel scenario it only
MillennialDem
Dec 2015
#37
Yeah it is but you're a true believer and no amount of evidence will change your view
MillennialDem
Dec 2015
#39
Nope. Corporations do not just "pass on" all the taxes they pay. They can't.
DirkGently
Dec 2015
#19
So you agree no economists think corporate taxes are "generally" passed on to consumers.
DirkGently
Dec 2015
#54
Economists establishing corporate taxes aren't passed to consumers was probably "the best."
DirkGently
Dec 2015
#73
I assume the material in this post was written by an academic "economist".
former9thward
Dec 2015
#51
If you look closely, you can just barely make out the system "fix" that Bill Clinton made
Bucky
Dec 2015
#4
I would agree to eliminating all corp. taxes in exchange for no corporate campaign contributions
Yavin4
Dec 2015
#26
Those "market forces" are working well for the corporations...for us, not so much...
Bigmack
Dec 2015
#64
They'll just whine that the $4,000 per year is letting them keep their own hard earned money - which
MillennialDem
Dec 2015
#35
Do the corporations get tax breaks for expense of lobbyists and politicians on the payroll?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2015
#46