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spending on RnD is equally incentivised. RnD increases share price which would tax free increase net worth. >find even more creative ways to give it to themsel
by ajmadesc 5y ago
spending on RnD is equally incentivised. RnD increases share price which would tax free increase net worth.
>find even more creative ways to give it to themselves
This is not a good argument.
- tomrod 5y agoAcknowledging real behavior is not a good argument?
- ineedasername 5y ago>This is not a good argument. That is not a good rebuttal, it ads nothing to the conversation except to say "I disagree" in a slightly more adversarial tone. It need more explanation: Is it a bad argument because you think giving it to themselves is okay? Or is it a bad argument because you don't think that would happen? If it's the later, recent events show you're incorrect: corporate tax reductions were used in stock buybacks that significantly benefited upper management by selling their own stock back into the stock price increases. And clearly R&D was not incentivised under those tax reductions. Also R&D is a long term investment. There's no reason to believe the short term thinking that often governs corporate decisions wouldn't also win out here. Companies that try value R&D would continue, and those using it simply to avoid taxes would reduce or stop investing in it.
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