They say "bring jobs back to America" but they also say "tax the rich". Liberals please pick one... (employment, Obama)
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Imagine your an evil rich person who hires and fires people at an evil private company.
You want to tax the bejeezus out of this awful rich guy because its not fair that he has so much money.
But you also want him not to pick up and move his company to a low tax country like Singapore because those fat union jobs (and union due$) would disappear too, thus making the union bosses less powerful.
Can't you see the bind Mr. evil entrepreneur is in?
Maybe in his cold, black heart there is a spark of warmth. Perhaps he would like to remain in New York or California but the 35% corporate tax rate (passed by liberals in the state legislature who receive massive campaign funds from unions) makes it impossible for him to compete with other companies. (I know in your utopian world there is no economic competition and the State decides which favored company shall prevail, but bear with me...)
Why not lower taxes a bit so he can bring those jobs back to America. Sure that would be a little less money with which the Democratic party can play with and dole out to favored special interests but why chase him away with taxes?
Why not lower taxes a bit so he can bring those jobs back to America. Sure that would be a little less money with which the Democratic party can play with and dole out to favored special interests but why chase him away with taxes?
Because we already know that they won't bring those jobs back because Americans won't work for 65 cents an hour.
What I wouldn't mind seeing is to promise tax breaks to corporations who actually DO hire U.S. workers for the majority of their workforce. If they still refuse to do it (because lets face it--besides our cost of living here, the employer also has to pay "benefits" to US workers), then they lose the tax breaks/incentives.
Last edited by ChristineVA; 05-13-2011 at 04:35 PM..
Because we already know that they won't bring those jobs back because Americans won't work for 65 cents an hour.
What I wouldn't mind seeing is to promise tax breaks to corporations who actually DO hire U.S. workers for the majority of their workforce. If they still refuse to do it (because lets face it--besides our cost of living here, the employer also has to pay "benefits" to US workers), then they lose the tax breaks/incentives.
Your idea is just fine...
...but it is a non-starter for liberal politicians to put "tax breaks" and "businesses" in the same proposal.
...but it is a non-starter for liberal politicians to put "tax breaks" and "businesses" in the same proposal.
That's totally not true, Obama's budget had plenty of incentive based tax breaks for small businesses. You just want everybody to join you in bending over for oil companies and conglomerates that could care less about American jobs and will always seek tax shelters and loopholes.
That's totally not true, Obama's budget had plenty of incentive based tax breaks for small businesses. You just want everybody to join you in bending over for oil companies and conglomerates that could care less about American jobs and will always seek tax shelters and loopholes.
Gee, I wonder why Obama felt the need to add tax incentives?
After all he does have a long history of independently supporting entrepreneurship and the idea that "The Business of America is Business".
I will never understand why conservatives in this country are so in love with the rich.
I'll never understand why people think the government knows best.
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