Re:Obama presses to end corporate trick for evading taxes
by Raphael on Friday July 25, 2014 @05:33PM
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But it's extra money. If you don't want to pay corporate taxes, spend the money on expanding the business, wages, or dividends.
Re:Obama presses to end corporate trick for evading taxes
by Alupis on Friday July 25, 2014 @05:46PM
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> But it's extra money.
What? Who are you to decide how a company or individual spends their money?
Your tone implies you feel that just because some company or individual has more money than they can spend, means they should pay more in taxes?
Re:Obama presses to end corporate trick for evading taxes
by mattmanser on Saturday July 26, 2014 @06:03AM
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Again, that's whether you support regressive or progressive tax systems and their efficacy. What is fair? But it's not punishment.
Re:Obama presses to end corporate trick for evading taxes
by Alupis on Sunday July 27, 2014 @12:09AM
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What is fair? I personally think a flat tax is the fairest. Some countries have already implemented this, such as the flat 13% tax rate in Russia which has been a success so far.
Why do we charge people more just because they earned more? If you are a citizen, you should owe the same flat amount (percentage-wise).
An argument can be made that they earn more/have more profit, and therefore can afford more in taxes -- yet that is the very punishment I'm referring to. "You are more successful than I, therefore you owe a higher percentage of your income".
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States...