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Joe Biden Said Amazon Doesn't Pay Enough Taxes. Amazon Wasn't Having It.

DerekJohnson
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https://reason.com/2019/06/14/joe-biden-said-amazon-doesnt-pay-enough-taxes-amazon-wasnt-having-it/
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  • Doog_de_Jour
    Doog_de_Jour Member Posts: 8,041 Standard Supporter
    Wall Street Journal did a nice write up walking the average Joe (Biden) through this issue. A good read.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-amazon-really-pay-no-taxes-heres-the-complicated-answer-11560504602
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  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,792 Swaye's Wigwam
    MikeDamone said:

    Leftists hate anything that’s not based on emotional and hysterical rhetoric.

    I think it is more accurate to state leftists hate everything
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  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 37,849 Standard Supporter
    edited June 2019
    LebamDawg said:

    MikeDamone said:

    Leftists hate anything that’s not based on emotional and hysterical rhetoric.

    I think it is more accurate to state leftists hate everything About America

    Fixed that for ya.
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  • GreenRiverGatorz
    GreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,165
    It sucks to see him get pulled further left by yet another absurd talking point. Like the article mentioned, if you have a grievance with the code itself, then make the case for changing it. Tax illiteracy is not a good look.
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  • GDS
    GDS Member Posts: 1,470
    Trump could have pulled a lot of libs in if he released his taxes during the campaign and said look how screwed up this system is. I’m a “billionaire “ and I pay no federal taxes. As someone who has benefited from this screwed up system that people like Hillary Clinton created I’m uniquely qualified to fix it.
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,523 Founders Club
    GDS said:

    Trump could have pulled a lot of libs in if he released his taxes during the campaign and said look how screwed up this system is. I’m a “billionaire “ and I pay no federal taxes. As someone who has benefited from this screwed up system that people like Hillary Clinton created I’m uniquely qualified to fix it.

    That would not have gained him any libs. Anything he does or says will be villainized, regardless if its justified or not. And the Dem masses follow what the media says.
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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    GDS said:

    Trump could have pulled a lot of libs in if he released his taxes during the campaign and said look how screwed up this system is. I’m a “billionaire “ and I pay no federal taxes. As someone who has benefited from this screwed up system that people like Hillary Clinton created I’m uniquely qualified to fix it.

    Except his tax cut law further exasperated the problem.

    And before you shitdicks start talking about my use of the word problem. Yes it is an issue that needs to be fixed. I'm not saying to tax the shit out of Amazon. But having a minimum tax of like 10% would be good. With the R&D credits and prior year losses pushed out further. The result at the end of the day is the same, just better managing cash flows for the federal government.
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  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183
    Except his tax cut law further exasperated the problem.

    Spoken like someone with a simple mind.

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  • Bendintheriver
    Bendintheriver Member Posts: 7,043 Standard Supporter
    GDS said:

    Trump could have pulled a lot of libs in if he released his taxes during the campaign and said look how screwed up this system is. I’m a “billionaire “ and I pay no federal taxes. As someone who has benefited from this screwed up system that people like Hillary Clinton created I’m uniquely qualified to fix it.

    Trump could never do anything that would have "pulled a lot of libs in". We are a strong and independent country with a solid economy and you democrats hate him for it. TDS has taken control of democrats and they say and do violent and stupid things because of it.
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  • Bendintheriver
    Bendintheriver Member Posts: 7,043 Standard Supporter
    Southerndawg said:

    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    It sucks to see him get pulled further left by yet another absurd talking point. Like the article mentioned, if you have a grievance with the code itself, then make the case for changing it. Tax illiteracy is not a good look.

    Biden stands for nothing. This is predictable. His party has gone off the rails left, he's simply following. Vapid empty suit gonna vapid empty suit.
    You would think that after all these years in politics, 8 as VP, one would have a clue or a consistent platform. Instead that old racist is still as stupid and clueless as he was in the 80's.
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  • MisterEm
    MisterEm Member Posts: 6,685
    This should end well for the left.
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  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,839
    Doog_de_Jour said:

    Wall Street Journal did a nice write up walking the average Joe (Biden) through this issue. A good read.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-amazon-really-pay-no-taxes-heres-the-complicated-answer-11560504602

    Very useful, considering the Average Joe (Biden included) avoids the WSJ like the plague.
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