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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:02 AM Original message |
I think we should end the corporate income tax. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. Some compelling ideas: now with incorporating myself |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. Wouldn't that encourage corporations to work a lot of perks |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The value of the cars and stuff have to be put in the W-2. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. But what about small business owners? Wouldn't it benefit |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Giving stockholders control over those perks as well as Management Salaries.... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. What about privately held companies? |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
4. Are you saying that dividends would be taxed progressively according to shareholders' income? |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Yep. |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
5. Your ideas are intriguing but |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. If they choose to reinvest the money in the company instead... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
6. you know my Uncle Dave makes his money through his corporation |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. That money's got to come out sometime. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. that's what it would be though - more power to them |
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Cascadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
8. I would be satisfied with keeping it ....AND TAXING THE RICH! |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. They should be treated as either charitable nonprofits or political organizations ... |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
12. Fail: This isn't a hundred years ago. All or even most shareholders may not pay US taxes |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. They are already largely avoiding taxation and exploiting the commons. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. You still didn't address the issue of you can't tax dividends they do not pay to US citizens |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
14. According to SCOTUS, corporations are persons. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Funny how no news program has mentioned this? |
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