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by jimmyvanhalen
5157 days ago
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The corporate and personal tax rate in other countries such as Germany and Belgium are higher than the US. I heard Germans and Belgians are "more decent" than Americans. ;) Who's more "decent"? The company that pays taxes, pays dividends to shareholders (pension/retirement funds, universities, charities,etc.), created 500,000 jobs in the US (which in turn pays income tax), spends billions in R&D, donates to charities, etc. or The big government with massive deficit that overspends on useless government programs, wars, etc..? |
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But I don't think getting into a pissing match about who is or isn't decent and extending this so far that the conversation breaks ("And squirrels! Are they decent!?") does any good.
If there is a corporation that has most of its business in your country but plays tricks to be taxed in another, that's a problem, plain and simple. Whether or not they have other good qualities adds nothing to the discussion.
Also - I thought the trickle-down "but they create jobs!" argument was thoroughly debunked by now?