>But surely you can see that 35% is so high a rate they'll focus more on tax avoidance than is healthy for any of these parties, including themselves? I don't

>But surely you can see that 35% is so high a rate they'll focus more on tax avoidance than is healthy for any of these parties, including themselves? I don't want to defend the US corporation tax structure, but I don't think corporation tax should be considered in isolation. Other countries have a low corporation tax and make up for it by high employer contributions to social security or other taxes.