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It's ridiculous that lawmakers to try to guilt or shame companies into paying more taxes. If they want companies to pay more or not use loopholes they should r
by alwaysdoit 12y ago
It's ridiculous that lawmakers to try to guilt or shame companies into paying more taxes. If they want companies to pay more or not use loopholes they should raise taxes or close the loopholes. Otherwise they are penalizing any company that tries to "be patriotic" or "pay its fair share" by forcing it to compete on an uneven playing field with companies that aren't paying those higher taxes.
- bitJericho 12y agoHow do you expect bills to get passed if the President doesn't talk about them?
- jasonwocky 12y agoHe's not trying to guilt companies into paying more taxes. Fairly certain he knows that would be a colossal waste of time. He's trying to stir up support for closing the loopholes.
- mmanfrin 12y agoTo change a law, you don't just put up a bill for a vote; you first need to drum up support, which means getting politicians motivated for it which means riling up their political base. That is to say, to change a law, you have to get citizens caring about it -- hence the rhetoric about 'economic patriotism'.
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