>Hardly small though. The U.S. has the 2nd highest corporate taxes in the world.
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So you prefer that you pay more so they can pay less?

Do you think that any U.S. (or Canadian or ???) corporation can compete with countries (i.e. China) where workers are paid $2. per day and a good part of that goes back to 'the company store' in payment for lodging and board?

The corporations have a pattern here, very well developed:
1) Get local financial concessions;
2) Get tax concessions at state/federal level;
3) Cut benefits in the name of productivity and competition;
4) Make the work day longer without more pay;
5) Lay off some workers, leaving the others to complete the work without added pay;
6) Fold up and move to China anyway.

If the company happened to have a (old-styled) pension plan there would be a 5(a) Tell the future pensioners that tight business condiions have forced them to default on their pension obligations.


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>>>>No, our money is not all rightfully ours, not in any modern society. Not in mine, not in yours, not in Europe, etc. etc. etc.
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>>>This is just sad. I don't believe I have ever seen a greater argument for better economic education in this country than this one statement. Do me a favor. Regardless who wins the Dem primary, join their campaign and utter this phrase at every event you can attend.
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>>But isn't it true, Jake, that the money to pay for government "services" has to come from somewhere?
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>>Years ago much of it came from corporations. But their slice is now smaller than ever, and planned to get even smaller so they can "compete" with countries where workes are paid $2.00 per day.
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>>If we expect a military, if we expect police and fire services, if we expect more and improved roads/bridges/overpasses/etc, if we expect free public education, if we expect ?????, then how can "all our own money be all rightfully ours"?