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7. the tax codes are rigged in favor of big business

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 03:30 AM

Feb 2012

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Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate to 28% [View all] alp227 Feb 2012 OP

Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team) corrinestatham Feb 2012 #2

.....and them stupid pricks will claim this is socialism, cliffordu Feb 2012 #3

LOL. Name me one major corp that even pays 28% now. SunSeeker Feb 2012 #4

That is the point....I hope. abowsh Feb 2012 #11

That is the point....I hope. abowsh Feb 2012 #12

LOL Skittles Feb 2012 #5

the tax codes are rigged in favor of big business Skittles Feb 2012 #7

Obama wins election by becoming his opposition JJW Feb 2012 #8

Yup. nt Poll_Blind Feb 2012 #23

I t hink the strategy is to lower the tax rate, then CLOSE those loopholes. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #10

This is gonna really confuse the Idiocrats lunatica Feb 2012 #13

This line is outright frustrating: Earth_First Feb 2012 #14

We are in 24/7 election mode now. former9thward Feb 2012 #16

Looks like the rate is to be lowered with all the loopholes intact. Lasher Feb 2012 #19

If that is indeed the case, then I am saddened by this!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #21

28% is fine... Gringostan Feb 2012 #17

Can we CUT LOOPHOLES FIRST, then talk about the tax rate? grahamhgreen Feb 2012 #24

The knife wound in my back from the NDAA is not yet healed. U4ikLefty Feb 2012 #25

Talk about burying the lede. Fucking NYT. Robb Feb 2012 #26

Foreign tax credit indypaul Feb 2012 #27

Pretty clever move in an election year. Good one, boss! Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #28