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Warren Buffet speaks common sense; alarms most Republicans
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Originally posted by BlackCat View PostI'm a bit curious - how can two different taxations be considered double taxation ?
All the profit of the corporation is owed to the shareholders.
It gets taxed once as corporate income. Any cash the corporation then pays to shareholders gets taxed a second time as personal income.
That is what they mean by taxed twice.
I think you want to argue that this is fine, because you feel the company should be taxed at 50% in the first place. That's another thing.(\__/)
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Right. Essentially the argument of the 'double taxation' crowd is that if you own a company (say, you are the sole owner of a factory), and your company makes $10MM, and you simply take the profit entirely as income, it is first taxed as corporate income, and then when you take the remaining $8MM or whatever as income, you are taxed a second time. I don't really have a problem with that, from a fairness standpoint, as the way our laws protect corporations as effectively people.
From an economic point of view it's a bit complicated. How do you tax appropriately (fairly and adequately to provide revenue) while encouraging investment and productive activities? Nobody's really come up with a good answer that covers all the bases yet...<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
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Originally posted by DanS View PostThis is tedious. Wouldn't you admit that if the taxes went down on the corporate tax, the income of the investor would go up, all else equal?
Why would this not be the case here? Why is this a tax that Buffet feels and not the consumers?
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It isn't as linear a relationship as all that. Corporate taxes are generally only on _profits_, so they don't have the nice neat relationship with prices (and supply) that a direct cost has (say, labor), or a fixed tax (property tax, etc.). There is some relationship, just not as direct. In general, for a business selling good(s) with fairly elastic demand, much of the cost of the tax is going to come out of profits and not cause a price increase, because the P-Q curve still has the same intersection point, and assuming some profits exist (otherwise there would be no (corporate income) tax!) that is still generally the optimal point, excepting the risk adjustment (as your potential profit is lower, you will convert that to a lowered expected profit, and thus when comparing risk of loss versus profit, that comparison is a bit more on the loss side - though as long as you can offset future taxes with loss, that may cancel out to some extent). This is less true of the demand for the goods are price inelastic, as then the various businesses selling those goods can simply all raise their prices.
This also depends heavily on various factors such as the aforementioned price elasticity of demand versus supply (as PE(D) > PE(S), the tax comes more out of profits), the potential for the business to relocate [either to avoid the tax, in which case the tax simply drives businesses away; or to a lower rent area, as willingness to pay rent is relative to profits, in which case the property owner will bear the brunt of the tax], and a host of other issues. It is definitely not, however, simply passed on to the consumer by definition (whether you are talking about raising or lowering taxes).<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
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Originally posted by DanS View PostTo be fair, Buffett's argument is then content-free as well.
What I assume he is actually hoping for is for people less wealthy than him, whose finances are extensive but not (essentially) infinite, to cut back their purchases of luxury goods if they're taxed more. It's just easier to appeal to a broad audience by saying "I have a lot of money; tax me.""You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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Originally posted by Jaguar View PostBuffett's argument is designed to appeal to less-intelligent people.
Maybe he's targeting people intelligent enough to differentiate between knowledge and intelligence? Maybe he has a different opinion than you and his may be more valid than yours? Maybe the field you're in is a pseudo-science with no real correct answer?
Maybe you're not as intelligent as you think if you cannot see this. Maybe an intelligent person would be less pretentious and more receptive to the opinion of someone who is far more successful than you will ever be."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Asher:
You're the one advocating forced asset seizure from the Church. Go ahead with that btw, see how far you get.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Maybe an intelligent person would be less pretentious and more receptive to the opinion of someone who is far more successful than you will ever beScouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View PostAsher:
You're the one advocating forced asset seizure from the Church. Go ahead with that btw, see how far you get."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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why shouldn't pedophiles also pay taxes?Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View PostBecause they were there before this whole US of A things got going."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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There's an atheist church?
I guess the axiom is true. There's a difference between having money and understanding it.
I think it's hilarious that you are telling people to be less pretentious when you openly ascribe your personal value to the wealth you've accrued. What's next, spats?
Frankly, I think it's sad. You're telling a young and up and coming relatively bright person that he's never going to surpass you, that I find hilarious. As if that were difficult.
Asher, here's a protip. Those who've got it don't talk about it. Those who don't make a big deal out of it. Guess which side you fall in on.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View PostSig material.
Do you think Jag will be more successful than Buffett?"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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