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Yes, taxes are eventually paid. But they aren't harmful to the innovation process, rather they provide an incentive to innovate for as long as you can. The c

Yes, taxes are eventually paid. But they aren't harmful to the innovation process, rather they provide an incentive to innovate for as long as you can. The corp tax actually provides a net advantage to innovators over rent-collectors. It's exactly backwards of what briandear was claiming. As for the rest of your nonsense, you're arguing against things that weren't said or implied.

yummyfajitas 14y ago
But they aren't harmful to the innovation process, rather they provide an incentive to innovate for as long as you can. No, they merely reduce the incentive to innovate. Taxes don't harm you while you innovate (which is a good thing - don't get me wrong), they harm you when you try to reap the proceeds of innovation.
- simpleisnothing 14y ago
  The letter was written in response to this request for comments: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/06/25/help-us-shape-our-strategy-intellectual-property-enforcement http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/06/25/help-us-shape-our-... If you (like briandear) believe that including anti-tax arguments in a response would increase the efficacy of the response, I'd strongly suggest that you avoid a career in marketing or sales. Not trying to be snarky, but I can't think of a polite way of expressing how ineffective the inclusion of general anti-tax sentiment would be when attempting to persuade the target audience.
  - yummyfajitas 14y ago
    I never suggested the anti-tax arguments should be contained in the petition, I just said you were wrong in your claim that corporate taxes are irrelevant for entrepreneurs.
    - simpleisnothing 14y ago
      An entrepreneur's business is not going to succeed or fail because of the current US corporate tax schedules. They alter the payoffs a bit, but that's about it. They're not a big deal. If you want to build things that create value, build them. You'll still get paid if you do it well. I know. One of the biggest surprises I had while I was building my company was how little corporate tax I paid as we grew. It simply wasn't a big deal. ---- edit: But I'm unsurprised that you or one of your libertarian buddies had me hellbanned from HN for expressing this idea.

yummyfajitas 14y ago

But they aren't harmful to the innovation process, rather they provide an incentive to innovate for as long as you can. No, they merely reduce the incentive to innovate. Taxes don't harm you while you innovate (which is a good thing - don't get me wrong), they harm you when you try to reap the proceeds of innovation.

simpleisnothing 14y ago
The letter was written in response to this request for comments: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/06/25/help-us-shape-our-strategy-intellectual-property-enforcement http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/06/25/help-us-shape-our-... If you (like briandear) believe that including anti-tax arguments in a response would increase the efficacy of the response, I'd strongly suggest that you avoid a career in marketing or sales. Not trying to be snarky, but I can't think of a polite way of expressing how ineffective the inclusion of general anti-tax sentiment would be when attempting to persuade the target audience.
- yummyfajitas 14y ago
  I never suggested the anti-tax arguments should be contained in the petition, I just said you were wrong in your claim that corporate taxes are irrelevant for entrepreneurs.
  - simpleisnothing 14y ago
    An entrepreneur's business is not going to succeed or fail because of the current US corporate tax schedules. They alter the payoffs a bit, but that's about it. They're not a big deal. If you want to build things that create value, build them. You'll still get paid if you do it well. I know. One of the biggest surprises I had while I was building my company was how little corporate tax I paid as we grew. It simply wasn't a big deal. ---- edit: But I'm unsurprised that you or one of your libertarian buddies had me hellbanned from HN for expressing this idea.