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It's all in the numbers. 1. In 1945, corporations paid 50% of federal taxes; now they pay about 5%. 2. In 1900, 90% of Americans were self employed; now it's

It's all in the numbers. 1. In 1945, corporations paid 50% of federal taxes; now they pay about 5%. 2. In 1900, 90% of Americans were self employed; now it's about 2%... It's called consolidation; strengthen governments and corporations, weaken individuals. With taxes, this can be done imperceptibly over time.

astrange 4y ago
"Corporations" don't have interests. Their shareholders do and those are individual people. Corporate income tax doesn't matter much when the same money's going to go to an individual and can be taxed there. …by "90% of Americans were self employed in 1900" do you mean they were farm workers?