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MichMan

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3. Why should other countries take our direction on their tax rates?

Reply to SouthBayDem (Original post)

Fri May 21, 2021, 01:53 PM

May 2021

Should they have any influence on ours?

For example, Germany taxes gasoline 65 cents per liter plus 19% VAT making it at $7 per gallon. Why don't our politicians pass something similar?

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U.S. proposes global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%, with an eye on something even higher [View all] SouthBayDem May 2021 OP

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Why should other countries take our direction on their tax rates? MichMan May 2021 #3

Most of the earnings aren't in those money laundering locations IbogaProject May 2021 #4