Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 08-11-2014, 11:39 PM
 
7,539 posts, read 11,383,482 times
Reputation: 3675

Advertisements

People keep saying a lower corporate tax will boost the U.S economy. So why hasn't it been lowered?

Last edited by Motion; 08-11-2014 at 11:52 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-12-2014, 12:43 AM
 
33,387 posts, read 34,891,844 times
Reputation: 20030
because the powers that be refuse to lower it. the republicans can pass it, but it wont get through the senate, and even if it does, obama wont sign off on it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-12-2014, 02:18 AM
 
34,279 posts, read 19,407,321 times
Reputation: 17261
Quote:
Originally Posted by Motion View Post
People keep saying a lower corporate tax will boost the U.S economy. So why hasn't it been lowered?
Because "people" arent necessarily the majority, or the majority of those who understand economics.

Fun fact-the corporate revenue from taxes, as a % of the taxs collected has been dropping regularly as larger companies figure out how to hide their income from taxation.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-12-2014, 02:34 AM
 
41,813 posts, read 51,118,749 times
Reputation: 17865
Quote:
Originally Posted by greywar View Post
Because "people" arent necessarily the majority, or the majority of those who understand economics.

Fun fact-the corporate revenue from taxes, as a % of the taxs collected has been dropping regularly as larger companies figure out how to hide their income from taxation.
What brand name shoe do you have on your feet?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-12-2014, 04:22 AM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
89,186 posts, read 44,953,235 times
Reputation: 13744
Quote:
Originally Posted by greywar View Post
Because "people" arent necessarily the majority, or the majority of those who understand economics.

Fun fact-the corporate revenue from taxes, as a % of the taxs collected has been dropping regularly as larger companies figure out how to hide their income from taxation.
Exactly. They're fleeing the high corporate taxes in the U.S. and taking their higher-paying jobs with them. Thanks, Obama and Dems. /sarc
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-12-2014, 05:23 AM
 
Location: Someplace Wonderful
5,177 posts, read 4,798,892 times
Reputation: 2587
Quote:
Originally Posted by InformedConsent View Post
Exactly. They're fleeing the high corporate taxes in the U.S. and taking their higher-paying jobs with them. Thanks, Obama and Dems. /sarc
Them high paying jobs have been migrating off shore since the 80's that I know about.

Thank you Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton, Bush 43, and now Obama.

I dont care about ideology. I DO care about truth and especially truth in history.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-12-2014, 05:35 AM
 
Location: Tampa Florida
22,229 posts, read 17,879,946 times
Reputation: 4585
Quote:
Originally Posted by Motion View Post
People keep saying a lower corporate tax will boost the U.S economy. So why hasn't it been lowered?
Well, could be because it can't get much lower.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-12-2014, 05:56 AM
 
Location: In the desert
4,049 posts, read 2,745,537 times
Reputation: 2483
Quote:
Originally Posted by Motion View Post
People keep saying a lower corporate tax will boost the U.S economy. So why hasn't it been lowered?
Maybe people aren't buying the "trickle down" theory anymore.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-12-2014, 06:07 AM
 
30,108 posts, read 18,707,813 times
Reputation: 20930
Quote:
Originally Posted by thecoalman View Post
What brand name shoe do you have on your feet?

Allen Edmunds

It used to be Johnson and Murhpy until they moved manufacturing overseas. I have some custom US made shoes and boots, but the daily office shoes are Allen Edmunds.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-12-2014, 06:19 AM
 
Location: Florida
76,971 posts, read 47,712,053 times
Reputation: 14806
Quote:
Originally Posted by rbohm View Post
because the powers that be refuse to lower it. the republicans can pass it, but it wont get through the senate, and even if it does, obama wont sign off on it.
Actually, Obama has proposed (four times) to cut it by 7-10%, but GOP has declined. Ironically when Romney proposed the same exact thing, they were all for it.

Here is one of the four proposals:

http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/22/news...rporate_taxes/

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- After more than a year in the making, the Obama administration on Wednesday released its plan to overhaul the corporate tax code.

The main proposal for reform would slash the corporate tax rate to 28% from 35% and pay for the reduction by eliminating "dozens" of business tax breaks. There are currently more than 130 on the books.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:05 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top