Posted on 03/30/2012 12:26:17 PM PDT by tired&retired
Come Sunday, America finally has something to crow about in its economic war with China and Japan: It will have the highest jobs-killing corporate tax rate in the industrialized world.
No, its not an April Fools joke. When Japan officially slashes its rate to 36.8 percent Sunday, Americas will be tops at 39.2 percent.
President Obama has proposed a rate of 28 percent, but Republicans charge that it comes with $350 billion in new, off-setting taxes. The GOP is pushing for a cut to 25 percent, but the election year is getting in the way of any deal.
The Business Roundtable has been pushing for a clean cut in corporate tax rates, claiming it would spur job growth and industrial reinvestment. They even cite a recent move by England to cut their tax rates from 28 percent to 22 percent, which officials called an advertisement for investment and jobs in Britain.
Tita Freeman of the Business Roundtable told Secrets, Comprehensive tax reform is an imperative for the U.S. if we are going to remain a leader in the worldwide economy.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Another milestone for Obama.
One of the nicest ones I got working there was a tax free 300,000 yen bonus for having a baby. (My wife actual had the baby, but I laid the keel).
“USA...USA...USA...”
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