While I also sometimes wonder why some Canadians are so concerned about the politics of another country, I kinda gotta point out that this subforum is titled "US-American Politics."Yes that's lovely....why do I care?
While I also sometimes wonder why some Canadians are so concerned about the politics of another country, I kinda gotta point out that this subforum is titled "US-American Politics."Yes that's lovely....why do I care?
I get that with its power and wealth, the US is important to people in other countries, especially one so closely tied as Canada, but I can't imagine being as "in the weeds" or fascinated with minor details of any other country....on a Canadian forum that Americans and wanna be's thrive.
I get that with its power and wealth, the US is important to people in other countries, especially one so closely tied as Canada, but I can't imagine being as "in the weeds" or fascinated with minor details of any other country.
Meh, I know people who are endlessly fascinated with the plot details of bad TV shows. Everybody's got a thing.
Josh Bivens notes that U.S. corporations are already paying a lower share of taxes than has historically been the case - meaning that there's no air of reality to the claim that handing them more money will produce any positive economic results.
t is often claimed that American corporate tax rates are much-higher than our international peers, and that this has harmed U.S. corporations’ competitiveness. However, these claims are both factually incorrect and economically meaningless. On the facts, while the statutory corporate tax rate in the United States is 35 percent, after loopholes and deductions, the effective tax rate that corporations pay is only 14 percent.
To help most American families, corporate tax proposals should focus on increasing, not decreasing, the taxes paid by corporations. The corporate tax system is so riddled with loopholes that it raises far too little revenue and doesn’t contribute enough to the need of the federal government to honor existing commitments to social insurance, income support, and public investment. If policymakers are going to push corporate “tax reform,” they should focus on requiring corporations to pay their fair share of taxes.
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The reason most arguments on this board are pointless is that folk insist on using undefined terms.I see this more along the lines of an attempt at an argument in general terms and not specific to the USA.
The beauty part of the argument rests on some flaky notion of fair share.
No point in discussing the underlying issue if there is not definition of exactly what fair share represents
I'll try to make this simple so that even you may understand the concept; if you don't care then don't read the thread..........Yes that's lovely....why do I care?
Could have something to do with the USA being Canada's biggest Trade partner. And we, Canadians, must be ever vigilante on Americans sneaking into our Politicians pockets to get at our pockets.......While I also sometimes wonder why some Canadians are so concerned about the politics of another country"
Trump Just Refused To Sign Treaty To Stop Tax Evasion & End Offshore Tax Havens
Benjamin Locke points out that Donald Trump's plan to favour the rich over the public includes his refusal to sign on to international efforts to combat tax evasion.
If taxes were fair there would be no need for tax evasion.
Mostly, but there are a few among us who refuse to "pull their weight"