>... pretty soon, you're talking real money.
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>http://www.businessinsider.com/r-obama-proposes-14-percent-tax-on-us-companies-untaxed-foreign-earnings-2015-2
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>A 14% ( $280B ) grab now (with no foreign tax-paid credits), then 19% henceforth on foreign earnings (less "credits" for foreign tax paid, adjustable by fiat).
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>A very clever move, whether one agrees with it or not:
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>- Helps balance the budget with immediate cash injection (yum!)
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>- Could very well hurt employment at overseas subsidiaries but won't hurt Americans. Might even boost American employment a bit; if the only reason American companies have foreign subsidiaries is for tax purposes, and that advantage goes away, jobs could be repatriated
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>- Makes US more "competitive" from a taxation standpoint without having to lower rates
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>Hard for the GOP to argue (rationally) against any of that.

I think there will be a general move (especially amongst European countries) to ensure multi-national companies pay a fair share of tax on profits generated in those countries. Over time the tax-credit aspect will mean the U.S's 19% might be significantly lower....