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WildNovember (726 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 01:56 PM Original message |
The Double Taxation of Corporate Profits and Other Fairy Tales |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. I am guessing this person has not worked in taxes |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That was my thought |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Exactly. Not to mention all the technical terminations you would trigger |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. Consider the tax the fee they pay to escape liability for the corporate crimes |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. I've heard it argued that |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-30-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yes and no. |
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rgbecker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not to mention the tax break on Dividends and Capital Gains. |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. Even if it were a "double taxation", so what? |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-30-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Actually, most every country does it the same as the US |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Here is the direct quotation from that Wikipedia article: |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-11 01:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Read on |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-11 01:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I read on, and found only a handful of countries specifically mentioned by name |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. My point is you really should do research BEFORE forming an opinion |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. It doesn't stand at all, leave alone "firmly". |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I concede |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Even that is questionable, depending on how one defines "major economies". |
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OccupySamizdat (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-11 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
13. Corporate tax |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-01-11 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. There is NO requirement that a corporation pay dividends |
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