Comments on: Not for a lack of trying http://www.logipundit.com/2007/03/not-for-a-lack-of-trying.html A Bastion of Reason Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:14:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: scottie http://www.logipundit.com/2007/03/not-for-a-lack-of-trying.html/comment-page-1#comment-2822 scottie Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:39:00 +0000 http://www.logipundit.com/blog/?p=2162#comment-2822 hey guys, i deleted a few comments because after i made them, i found the best data to answer the query ... hey guys, i deleted a few comments because after i made them, i found the best data to answer the query …

]]> By: scottie http://www.logipundit.com/2007/03/not-for-a-lack-of-trying.html/comment-page-1#comment-2821 scottie Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:35:00 +0000 http://www.logipundit.com/blog/?p=2162#comment-2821 guys, im being scatterbrained<br/><br/>too many complexities :<br/><br/>check out this graph from the tax policy center which measures corporate income tax as a percentage of GDP<br/><br/>this makes it easier to compare:<br/><br/>http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/TaxFacts/TFDB/TFTemplate.cfm?Docid=263<br/><br/><br/>hey i got it : check out what happens in 1944 ...<br/><br/>look at the left hand side (these figures dont include excise taxes, tariffs on international goods, but its simple because it compares corporate to individual year by year)<br/><br/>who da man?????<br/><br/>http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/TaxFacts/TFDB/TFTemplate.cfm?Docid=203 guys, im being scatterbrained

too many complexities :

check out this graph from the tax policy center which measures corporate income tax as a percentage of GDP

this makes it easier to compare:

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/TaxFacts/TFDB/TFTemplate.cfm?Docid=263

hey i got it : check out what happens in 1944 …

look at the left hand side (these figures dont include excise taxes, tariffs on international goods, but its simple because it compares corporate to individual year by year)

who da man?????

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/TaxFacts/TFDB/TFTemplate.cfm?Docid=203

]]> By: scottie http://www.logipundit.com/2007/03/not-for-a-lack-of-trying.html/comment-page-1#comment-2820 scottie Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.logipundit.com/blog/?p=2162#comment-2820 well no, thats not the point i was making really<br/><br/>corporations since the 1930's have successfully lobbied to get tax breaks, and they hire tax lawyers to find loopholes, something that the private citizen and small businesses cannot do.<br/><br/>you pose a good query :<br/><br/>if the number of corporations remained static, would the increase in population account for the shift in percentages ?<br/><br/>i'll have to do a little research on that one, but that might be a good investment of time.<br/><br/>to be continued .... well no, thats not the point i was making really

corporations since the 1930’s have successfully lobbied to get tax breaks, and they hire tax lawyers to find loopholes, something that the private citizen and small businesses cannot do.

you pose a good query :

if the number of corporations remained static, would the increase in population account for the shift in percentages ?

i’ll have to do a little research on that one, but that might be a good investment of time.

to be continued ….

]]> By: Logipundit http://www.logipundit.com/2007/03/not-for-a-lack-of-trying.html/comment-page-1#comment-2819 Logipundit Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.logipundit.com/blog/?p=2162#comment-2819 Yeah I agree with Scottie on his sentiments towards the Federal Reserve, but the fact that the number of corporations have increased dramatically is really irrelevant.<br/><br/>Any schmuck can start a corporation, and many forms of corporations have complete pass through tax setup where the corporation only serves as legal protection.<br/><br/>It's true that some are formed also strictly for the purpose of sheltering taxes. But in that case you have an individual sheltering taxes, not an Evil Corporation stealing from their employees. Yeah I agree with Scottie on his sentiments towards the Federal Reserve, but the fact that the number of corporations have increased dramatically is really irrelevant.

Any schmuck can start a corporation, and many forms of corporations have complete pass through tax setup where the corporation only serves as legal protection.

It’s true that some are formed also strictly for the purpose of sheltering taxes. But in that case you have an individual sheltering taxes, not an Evil Corporation stealing from their employees.

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