Enlighten A Blind Patriot - Topic

they don't have any connections do they? this stuff is just sad. I know somebody will come on and say..Just because yada yada can figure out how to not pay ..yada yada jealous..

jtf

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Nov 21 2015 01:02pm

Quote (leemyungbak @ Nov 20 2015 01:53pm)

Hi,

I'm all about the, dont question the higher ups, if you can do better, you run for president and change everything crew.

so thats my background.

when I hear about a very good (liberal) idea my go to question is: who's going to pay for it all? (anything bernie sanders is proposing pretty much).

Someone answered: The corporations that aren't paying any taxes.

my natural response is: liberal scum hippy.

but okay. enough of blind patriotism. time to look at facts and open my mind.

CAN SOMEONE PLS FIND ME ONE PROFITABLE CORPORATION THAT ISNT PAYING ANY TAXES???????????????????????????

US federal tax revenue has grown 64% since 2000 while US GDP has grown 87%. If revenue had increased the same percentage as GDP, we wouldn't have a deficit right now.

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Nov 21 2015 01:25pm

Quote (jtf @ Nov 21 2015 02:02pm)

US federal tax revenue has grown 64% since 2000 while US GDP has grown 87%. If revenue had increased the same percentage as GDP, we wouldn't have a deficit right now.

That statistic is cherry picking the very highest federal tax revenue year (as % of gdp) since 1944.
The 2014 17.5% is in line with historical averages or higher.

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Docid=200

US GDP has also only grown just under 70% from 2000-2014/15 according to the numbers I found, not 87%.

This post was edited by cambovenzi on Nov 21 2015 01:25pm

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