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I think it's fine to view taxes that way, but we should also realize that to a business taxes are a cost to be minimized. No for-profit business willingly condu
by IBM 9y ago
I think it's fine to view taxes that way, but we should also realize that to a business taxes are a cost to be minimized. No for-profit business willingly conducts their affairs to maximize taxes.
We live in a rules based system and the rules should be designed to incentivize the behaviors we want. Expecting any business to deviate from whats in their best interest is just... out of touch with reality.
- fjsolwmv 9y agoThat's been repeated ad nauseum and isn't relevant to this discussion. Parent was replying to someone who said "punitive".
- rhizome 9y agoWhat's good for America is good for General Motors.
- Helloworldboy 9y agoWhat’s good for America may make GM uncompetitive internationally.
- burnallofit 9y agoMany public corporations want to (indirectly) maximize taxes. That's because taxes are levied on profits, and maximizing profits to increase share value is often a good thing.