tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post6414827003862594023..comments2023-05-11T00:38:23.906-07:00Comments on Stupid Is A Five-Letter Word: Eating out the middle.Buttercuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10201235659652895050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-81138452085498120762013-08-31T11:24:09.205-07:002013-08-31T11:24:09.205-07:00Precisely.
May I introduce into evidence: GE paid...Precisely.<br /><br />May I introduce into evidence: <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/ge-filed-57000-page-tax-return-paid-no-taxes-14-billion-profits_609137.html" rel="nofollow">GE paid no taxes on 14 billion in profits.</a>Buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201235659652895050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-77350972901084988922013-08-31T11:17:26.890-07:002013-08-31T11:17:26.890-07:00They claim to hate the giant corporations or at le...They claim to hate the giant corporations or at least to love the small businessman. Bull, they much prefer a few large corporations. Much easier to control a few than a lot of small independents. And of course the giant corporations can afford a lot of vig.<br /><br />Guys like Buffett call for higher taxes, knowing full well that they can pay to have escape clauses built into the tax code. So they get the good PR of publicly calling for higher taxes on the wealthy when privately they'll never actually pay them anyway.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171113315326198836noreply@blogger.com