The magnitude of these tax payments made by US corporations raises the question of tax incidence. In other words, who bears the burden of taxes on the domestic oil industry? Every dollar a corporation spends, whether on taxes or anything else, eventually comes out of the pockets of individuals, specifically three groups of individuals: the corporation’s shareholders, in the form of decreased capital gains and dividends; its workers, in the form of lower wages; or its customers, in the form of higher prices.
Please compare the above to the statement you took issue with in post 45:
Well, no! Actually they collected those funds from any combination of their shareholders, their customers, or their employees and forwarded them to the government.
Your article support's Biguns position very, very clearly. Continuing to post links to the same article and saying "have a nice day" will not change that.
The horse is dead. Please have mercy on it's carcass and use the hole you've dug to bury it.
Imagine that! Corporations get money from customers which in turns goes to taxes! OH MY GOD! You are a business genius!