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I've been a middle school teacher for ten years. Before that I served in the navy for eight years and was stationed on the USS Enteprise.
I've been a middle school teacher for ten years. Before that I served in the navy for eight years and was stationed on the USS Enteprise.
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Re: What Tim Cook Should Say: Tax Me More, Apple Not At All
I agree that tax reform is something that needs to be done. Indeed, anyway we can remove reasons for lobbyists to add to the corruption of DC, I'm all for. However, government still needs money to operate. And the point made about a 1% tax on corporations equals 1% reduction in wages leads me to say, no duh! And if government wasn't getting it from the corporation, then they'd have to either get it through personal income tax or consumption, no? So it's just a matter of which hand it's getting the money out of. The effect will be felt the same, no? That said, taking the money at the corporate level does seem a bit more fair as the effect would be felt by the whole population. If it is done at the personal income level, then just those who pay taxes will feel it while those that don't won't, no?Lots of things to consider in the area of fairness and transparency as well as what's best for the economy. No wonder nothing gets done about it!