"because they have no debt
"because they have no debt and they find ways to mitigate their tax liability. "How much was the former and how much the latter? Should that be "find" or "invest in the election of those prone to...
View Article"rigging the tax code in
"rigging the tax code in favor of the chosen few"The ONLY people doing the rigging are politicians - the only ones who can pass the laws. If they are being corrupted, who's fault is that? Only...
View ArticleThis is so right. The
This is so right. The government chooses who to villify and who to prosecute. There is no equal protection under the law. Big politics has these 2 phony groups, Republicans and Democrats, just like...
View ArticleWere you born completely full
Were you born completely full of shit or did you have to work on it for several decades??Corporate tax attorneys in DC? That's interesting. I guess all of those tax attorneys and tax accountants...
View ArticleYou add nothing to this
You add nothing to this discussion. You're just a pissed off socialist twerp that choked down on the "corporations are ruining everything" dick and now view the world through your warped sense of...
View ArticleTax avoidance is patriotic
Tax avoidance is patriotic and everyone's right under the ConstitutionThe only thing inequitable is that individuals arent able to take advantage of double Irish on their personal income taxes
View Article1977 personal computers? So
1977 personal computers? So it was a company born of patented mega-corporate design and not some creative guru in a garage. Same with Microsoft. Its a conspiracy against everything I've believed in....
View ArticleTry wrapping your mind around
Try wrapping your mind around the concept that taxation is theft and you might think of it differently
View Articleyou need to realise that
you need to realise that corporations by their nature are predatory. They have no home, and they'dsell their mothers.They outsource jobs to China.They're owned by investors who want profits, now!...
View ArticleNo, no, no, no..... First, a
No, no, no, no.....First, a "World Tax Code" would open with an "Introductory Tax Rate". Do you honestly think it would stay there?If you wouldn't like this WTC, where would you move? Oh, wait a...
View ArticleI thought Big Oil was the
I thought Big Oil was the only industry not paying their "fair share". Looks like "mining" is the top of the stack for taxes paid.
View ArticleJust remember, in the words
Just remember, in the words of that would be next-president...Corporations are people too! (except when it comes to paying taxes)
View ArticleIt WILL come down to taxes in
It WILL come down to taxes in the end; it always does. Oddly enough that's why the US exists in the first place.
View ArticleThe U.S tax code is 6,000
The U.S tax code is 6,000 pages and 500 million words and Apple still doesn't pay taxes.Not shocking...our own Treausury Sec. didn't bother paying his either, and he's the Chief tax collector.
View ArticlePeople are avoiding taxes on
People are avoiding taxes on a massive scale this year. Technically they are unconstitutional anyway. http://ericsprott.blogspot.ca/
View ArticleCorporate taxation is such a
Corporate taxation is such a straw man arguement. Look there is lots to hate about our fascist oligopolistic society and the roles of mega corps within it, but the corporate tax rate should be zero....
View ArticleA little careful reading
A little careful reading saves a lot of typing ... he asked what was worse, I said "World tax code".
View Article"It is spending that's the
"It is spending that's the problem, having blown out to 25% from an average of 18%."This is exactly the problem with raising taxes. We could raise taxes by 1.4 Trillion or whatever the current deficit...
View ArticleWhich means that the US
Which means that the US economy will in recession for ever and the double-fraud companies will still prosper. Bernanke will keep priting money and telling the lie that US economy needs it?
View ArticleYes. And i cited the NYTimes
Yes. And i cited the NYTimes Apple article yeterday here......the us should do away with ALL taxes and CNTL+P their budgets while NOT meddling in markets (which will free up the printing presses). That...
View ArticleWhat we are seeing here is
What we are seeing here is "The International Dukakis Effect". (Massachusetts used to be a high tax state (Taxachusetts). Then many high tech companies located near to Harvard and MIT closed down and...
View Articleb-b-b-but all this chicanery
b-b-b-but all this chicanery creates jobs in unproductive bureaucracy, tax accountants, tax lawyers, paper mills, and information systems!!/sarcasm -off
View ArticleExactly. This is always the
Exactly. This is always the case when spending Other Peoples' Money under the premise that this money can be used for good.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RDMdc5r5z8Giving these theives yet more...
View Articleaapl can't pay taxes....every
aapl can't pay taxes....every cent of cash is needed to buy short dated US treasuries to store their cash hoard and assist the fed
View ArticleWhich of course forces the
Which of course forces the government to live within its means, thus forcing it to reduce spending. Yeah, thank God for corporate tax lawyers. From the junkings, it looks like there are at least 5 of...
View ArticleStreaming vids of the latest
Streaming vids of the latest trainwreck of a celeb is the only use for such devices. In the real world, where shit is produced, we in IT are working to inrease productivity (read decrease the price of...
View ArticleAnd people wonder why
And people wonder why California's deficit is so huge with all that Silicon Valley "money" being "made" in "CA" and the "US".Only the plebians pay real taxes on real money.
View ArticleOK on WTC. Point about
OK on WTC.Point about Friedman and the rise of Mega Corporations is still very valid. CW
View ArticleCorporate taxation in the
Corporate taxation in the U.S. is DOUBLE TAXATION, since tax is paid at both the corporate an individual level. Other countries generally attempt to INTEGRATE a given tax rate for both levels. For...
View ArticleI understand the hatred of
I understand the hatred of Federal income taxes, believe me. However, there are real advantages to a "Tax And Spend" policy. Perhaps the ONLY way to reign in Federal spending is through a balanced...
View ArticleMonopolistic corporations do
Monopolistic corporations do not pay taxes. Their smaller brethren most assuredly do. That is among the reasons the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was originally passed and why it should be dusted off and...
View ArticleI know that taxation is
I know that taxation is usually never enough to pay for the loans that governments take out.But, I don't see how anything communal will work without tax of some sort.What's your answer to funding...
View ArticleWah. Get someone else to
Wah. Get someone else to change your diaper.Thanks for the response!
View ArticleAs legal fictions, no
As legal fictions, no corporation pays taxes. Costs associated with taxation are passed along to people in the form of a) higher prices, b) fewer jobs.Wake me up when you are ready to apply the Sherman...
View ArticleCheap oakley sunglasses,
Cheap oakley sunglasses, fashion people play out of essential goods in this season, not only make your eyes from the light stimulation and, more importantly, are a stylish oakley sunglasses can improve...
View ArticleAll economic analyses must
All economic analyses must begin and end within the context of American fascism. The law is not "fair." The law encourages and benefits fascism. It is ridiculous to complain about the tax loopholes...
View ArticleFuck you. Double my taxes
Fuck you. Double my taxes from 40% to 80% and I won't be held responsible for my actions.
View ArticleWho gets paid in real money?
Who gets paid in real money? Last I checked I get paid in federal reserve notes. That can be conjured out of thin air in infinite amounts by the ruling class.
View ArticleThere are limits to the
There are limits to the tolerance of the American fascist empire to corporate greed. They are allowed to evade taxes but must remain American and must still pay substantial American taxes to support...
View ArticleThe 1% can pay the next 20%
The 1% can pay the next 20% to enslave the bottom 79%. 1 million man armed march? They'll bomb you with B-1's. The American fascist empire has a complete stranglehold on power and will never be...
View ArticleI agree with your
I agree with your intermediate point "Failure is the best regulation" and suspect your big picture point is along the lines of 'resistance is futile' and I would be hard pressed to argue. However, you...
View ArticlePower is evil. Got it.
Power is evil. Got it. Consider the following: Company A mines ore, sells them to B, pays its employees, who pay income tax. Company B buys ore from A, refines them into industrial metals, sells metals...
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