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The corporate and personal tax rate in other countries such as Germany and Belgium are higher than the US. I heard Germans and Belgians are "more decent" than
by jimmyvanhalen 14y ago
The corporate and personal tax rate in other countries such as Germany and Belgium are higher than the US.
I heard Germans and Belgians are "more decent" than Americans. ;)
Who's more "decent"?
The company that pays taxes, pays dividends to shareholders (pension/retirement funds, universities, charities,etc.), created 500,000 jobs in the US (which in turn pays income tax), spends billions in R&D, donates to charities, etc.
or
The big government with massive deficit that overspends on useless government programs, wars, etc..?
- skore 14y agoYes, I like to think we are quite decent over here in Germany ;-) But I don't think getting into a pissing match about who is or isn't decent and extending this so far that the conversation breaks ("And squirrels! Are they decent!?") does any good. If there is a corporation that has most of its business in your country but plays tricks to be taxed in another, that's a problem, plain and simple. Whether or not they have other good qualities adds nothing to the discussion. Also - I thought the trickle-down "but they create jobs!" argument was thoroughly debunked by now?
- jimmyvanhalen 14y agos/trix/perfectly legal tax laws
- skore 14y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_and_spirit_of_the_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_and_spirit_of_the_law