http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/264481/20111209/30-major-u-s-corporations-paid-lobby.htm
Lots more of the article if you click the link.
Lots more of the article if you click the link.
30 Major U.S. Corporations Paid More to Lobby Congress Than Income Taxes
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If those claims are legit, than wow^. Govt just does not have the money to pursue the wealthy or complex corporate tax reducing activities.
I was expecting to see Chesapeake on there.
Chesapeake had an effective tax rate of negative two something last TY. (That may have been limited to Oklahoma)
Chesapeake had an effective tax rate of negative two something last TY. (That may have been limited to Oklahoma)
Those lobbyist are probably tax deductible also!
It's a business expense you know.
It's a business expense you know.
This is why we have class warfare. Of course, under an equitable and fair tax system, this would be unnecessary.
The injustice of the income tax code is obvious. Time to replace it with the Fair Tax!
http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_main
I could only wish!
Can we get a list of 30 major U.S. corporations that paid more in salaries, benefits and produced more goods and services for the economy than they spent on lobbying congress?
Oh wait, that would probably be all of them. And all of those salaries, benefits and goods and services are taxed already, outside of the ridiculous corporate tax. The solution is less taxes and less spending, not "oh look at that guy over there, tax him instead of me!".
Back to your regularly scheduled class warefare thread.
Oh wait, that would probably be all of them. And all of those salaries, benefits and goods and services are taxed already, outside of the ridiculous corporate tax. The solution is less taxes and less spending, not "oh look at that guy over there, tax him instead of me!".
Back to your regularly scheduled class warefare thread.
SMS, I didn't read it as class warfare and taxation, I read it as the corrupting influence of lobbying--that is, they spend tons on lobbying for the purpose of getting favorable tax treatment. Read in that context, it seems a lot more offensive.
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