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One of the reasons businesses (and business leaders to some extent too) argue for reduced tax burdens is because “they are job creators”. It’s literally an arg
by hnlmorg 3y ago
One of the reasons businesses (and business leaders to some extent too) argue for reduced tax burdens is because “they are job creators”.
It’s literally an argument many businesses make when lobbying.
- thfuran 3y agoLobbyists don't exist to accurately inform the populace or to profess sincerely held beliefs but to effect advantageous political change.
- hnlmorg 3y agoIndeed. My point is that the “job creator” argument is flip flopped depending on whatever is convenient.
- thfuran 3y agoThere's not even a contradiction there, let alone flip flopping: That businesses create jobs doesn't imply that job creation is their primary purpose, and getting two different answers to two different questions from two different people simply is not flip flopping.
- hnlmorg 3y agoWhen businesses are laying people off because they’re prioritising profit and also arguing for tax incentives because they’re creating jobs… then yes, I’d call that a contradiction of actions. But maybe we’ll just have to agree to disagree on this.