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This One Weird Tax Trick Could Raise GDP, Shrink the Trade Deficit
WSJ ^ | 18 Dec 2018 | Greg Ip

Posted on 12/20/2017 2:18:31 PM PST by shove_it

GOP tax plan could lead companies to curb shifting of profits abroad—and could satisfy Trump’s protectionist instincts.

Besides tax reform, one of President Donald Trump’s most cherished goals is reducing the gaping U.S. trade deficit.

In a little-appreciated way, the tax bill expected to pass Congress this week may do just that. This wouldn’t come by making businesses and workers more productive or changing other countries’ trade practices, but by curbing the incentive for multinational companies to artificially shift profits abroad...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: taxbill
Smells like some books-cooking built into foreign trade tricks.
1 posted on 12/20/2017 2:18:31 PM PST by shove_it
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To: shove_it

Well there is this guy in Nigeria.................


2 posted on 12/20/2017 2:19:30 PM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger

LOL!


3 posted on 12/20/2017 2:22:03 PM PST by upchuck ("Ex-obama" ... That phrase itself honors America. ~ h/t glennaro)
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To: shove_it

So now WSJ is resorting to click bait tactics?


4 posted on 12/20/2017 2:23:57 PM PST by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Eccl 10:2

WSJ severely truncates its articles and requires readers to subscribe for the full article. I do not subscribe, so I can’t read the full article. For a fuller explanation, you need to click video link at the WSJ website which sheds more light on the subject.


5 posted on 12/20/2017 2:37:44 PM PST by shove_it (MAGA)
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To: shove_it

So the WSJ has degenerated to click bait headlines these days?

“This One Weird Tax Trick”


6 posted on 12/20/2017 2:45:23 PM PST by PAR35
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To: shove_it

The real answer is eliminate the tax on corporate revenue. With that every corporation in the world will relocate its headquarters to the USA. Next eliminate the personal income tax and replace it with a sales tax.


7 posted on 12/20/2017 2:45:54 PM PST by meatloaf
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To: Eccl 10:2

Beat me to it by a third of an hour.


8 posted on 12/20/2017 2:46:10 PM PST by PAR35
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To: shove_it

One weird trick...

So wsj has gotten into click bait headlines?

Good grief...


9 posted on 12/20/2017 4:12:44 PM PST by Professional
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To: PAR35

Lol, me too....


10 posted on 12/20/2017 4:13:16 PM PST by Professional
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To: meatloaf

Yup - I’ve argued that with my liberal friends and corporate exec cohorts. Raise my top tax rate a few % and eliminate US corporate taxes. The result would be unreal.


11 posted on 12/20/2017 6:13:45 PM PST by rb22982
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