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Originally Posted by Flacolaco
"Rich people and corporations" <-- A phrase thrown around with such negative connotations these days..with such hate, and I'm talking about it in general, outside of the tax issue.
Why do people hate success so much? Why are people so spiteful and jealous?
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If corporations started paying their fair share of taxes, then maybe we
would be able to decrease some marginal tax rates on individuals, therefore providing a benefit to
rich people.
After all, the purpose of collecting taxes is to generate tax revenue, not to punish people....and despite popular belief, there is little
empirical evidence that shows lower tax rates bring about greater tax revenue.
So we've got to tax
someone - and since large corporations inherently enjoy a disproportionate amount benefits from the government (hey, nobody's offering to bail
me out), I'd have no problem shifting some tax burden their way.