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"If you were to reduce the US corporate tax rate to 10%, a lot more profit would be booked in the US again." Which would do what, exactly, for most people? Pre
by s73ver_ 9y ago
"If you were to reduce the US corporate tax rate to 10%, a lot more profit would be booked in the US again."
Which would do what, exactly, for most people? Precisely nothing.
And they'd use loopholes to bring their tax burden down to 0 anyway.
- charlesdm 9y agoYou're right, it would do nothing. The reduced tax base is just the result of increased tax competition, offering businesses a better alternative. I don't believe you can bring it back. If you want to lower or eliminate corporate taxes (with a positive effect for people), you would need to increase dividend and capital gains taxes to compensate. You don't need to collect more corporate tax than is collected today, but if you can create more jobs, that's a net win.