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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by ams6110 on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @02:09PM (#15863934)
> large corporations take advantage of loopholes

Of course they do. They are using legal means to reduce their taxes. Why wouldn't they.

Would you decline your mortgage interest deduction, your solar energy or EV deduction, etc. so you could claim you are paying your "fair" share? Go ahead -- nothing is stopping you.

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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by LockeWatts on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @02:29PM (#15864117)
Being intentionally obtuse about the use of the word "fair" in that context doesn't help you prove your point to anyone who disagrees with you.
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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by gozur88 on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @03:54PM (#15864886)
"Fair" is so subjective in the context of taxation it's virtually meaningless. You can't assume other people share the same assumptions rolled up into the word.
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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by coliveira on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @03:51PM (#15864864)
It is not that they are taking advantage of existing loopholes. They actively lobby to create new loopholes that will enable more "legal" tax evasion.
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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by makapuf on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @02:29PM (#15864119)
Yeah, and large corps totally don't lobby politicians to keep those loopholes open or create new ones. Besides, sometimes legal is enough and sometimes it justifies not buying their product, which is also legal.
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