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Originally Posted by Robbie
When I see politicians screaming to raise taxes on the news (both local, state, and federal officials)...I just shake my head.
How the fuck do you "raise taxes" on a country with almost ten percent unemployment?
Who is gonna pay these taxes? The "millionaires" and corporations?
I think instead of "raising" taxes, they need to simplify the whole damn thing with a flat tax. Or better yet get rid of the income tax and go to a national sales tax. That way companies like General Electric would actually PAY some taxes instead of paying no taxes (and spending tens of millions on accountants and lobbyists) because of exemptions in the GIANT tax laws.
I can't even do my own taxes. I have no idea HOW. I've had to pay an accountant for the last 15 years. I can only imagine how insane the tax code is for big companies.
Bring home the military. Stop spending money that isn't there. And do something about the tax code.
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Just yesterday I saw Oprah mentioning that she gets audited so often that the HARPO building as a dedicated area setup for the auditors to come in and do their thing. They're always there and she figures they might as well be comfortable.
I know a lot of Fortune 500 companies have full-time government auditors with offices in their headquarters, but I didn't imagine someone like Oprah, who only has a few billion, would get it so often.