The candidates tax plans and why we are morons...

[mrburns918]

I always find it ironic how people get so wound up about the candidates tax plan. Let's just hypothetically say, you get a tax break from one candidate that is $10,000.00 and a tax increase the other candidate's plan imposes will be $10,000.00. Bottom line is, either way you are getting crumbs. Keep distracting yourselves with this pointless argument.

Why pointless?

Because we sure as heck don't spit this much passion about our taxes in regard to corporations taking our tax money.

I just found out AIG went on a $86,000.00 hunting trip this past weekend on our tax dollars from the bail out. Glad to see our passion for crumbs matters.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3InVeHoYnmXZnM2ACXSgjG0-nIQD93R68VO0

Mr. Burns
Bob Barr for President

[iplaw]

Can't we care about both?

[mrburns918]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

Can't we care about both?

Absolutely. But, I don't think there is any denying the passion we have regarding a candidates stand on taxes in comparison to corporate welfare sucking our tax dollars is proportionate. If there is one thing that I think both parties would share a common disdain for, not to mention spending their energy to discuss and fix, it would be this issue.

Mr. Burns
Bob Barr for President

[iplaw]

What do you consider to be corporate welfare?

[mrburns918]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

What do you consider to be corporate welfare?

Tax subsidies for mergers and acquisitions

Corporate interest payments

Close loopholes that allow tax havens for multi-national corporations so that they may be taxed equally like purely American companies are.

See Export-Import Bank

Financing foreign companies to purchase US Goods at a lower rate than the standard.

Research Grants

Agriculture

Foreign military financing

Amtrak

OPIC

Economic Development Subsidies (utter BS)

NEA

Trial Lawyers, especially asbestos.

Off the top of my head. More I am sure. Let me know what your examples of corporate welfare are too. This is what people should be talking about.

Mr. Burns
Bob Barr for President