How so? You never hear us saying that, do you? So apparently we are not getting fucked by anybody except the government; that's who we complain about ******* us. You on the left keep telling us the rich ***** you, but can't explain how.
Outside of campaign donations (which happens on both sides) what have the Republicans given the rich? Another question you won't be able to answer.
Tax breaks for certain industries apply to all industries that make similar products. After this healthcare thing, Trump will address taxes and lets see what he comes up with. Democrats have never done that except to raise them.
Ray, the extent of my political conversations with right wing people isn't that wide. Just because I don't hear directly from someone, doesn't mean it doesn't happen. But then again, it's besides the point. So, the party of the rich doesn't complain about the rich..... but then some of those who do vote for the Republicans will complain about what happens.
What have the Republicans given the rich? Seriously?
Let's see, because I CAN answer this question.
The only issue here is that what you see as "giving" is different to what I see.
But, I'll try under your view of giving.
First - giving an unfair advantage.
Like I've said before. If you give an unfair advantage to one company over another, it's essentially corruption, favoritism, you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. There are many ways of expressing this sort of thing.
Tax incentives get Amazon to build fulfillment center in Katy
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Tax incentives get Amazon to build fulfillment center in Katy"
This is in Waller County, Texas. Represented in the Texas Senate by a Republican, represented in the Texas House by a Republican. Represented in Federal govt by three Republicans.
I'd say this place is Republican.
"As part of the deal, the county will refund at least 50 percent of the taxes Amazon pays on the facility if the combined value of its property and inventory exceeds $100 million. The agreement requires the company to employ at least 800 people there and hold an annual job fair."
So, Amazon gets to pay half the amount of taxes than other companies. How many people in the area will be able to compete with Amazon? How many businessmen and women will see their business fold because they cannot compete.
You might say this is Amazon's money. I say it's not. I say there money is there for the taking, but Amazon will take it because they have managed to bribe the county into giving them a deal that makes them uber competitive.
""There's no other deal that compares to this," County Judge Trey Duhon said. "This is Amazon, and when you have a Fortune 100 company, it's a whole different ball game.""
Essentially this guy is saying that unless you're a top 100 company, you aren't going to get this kind of deal.
And while Waller County might be sitting there looking good, because it's got jobs, how many jobs are going to be lost elsewhere? Lots. Lots of businesses in Texas and all over the US are going to be lost. Republicans are going to lose their businesses (from a previous thread, right, about Republicans getting screwed over by the rich) as well as Democrats, a monopoly is going to be closer and closer as each competitor dies off and Amazon takes another slice of the pie, adding more jobs their their stack, making their power even great, their money to bribe officials to give them a sweet deal.
This is what the Republicans are giving Amazon, a part share in a monopoly, an unfair advantage, a larger share of the market.
Now, Democrats do this too.
Amazon's Tax Breaks
"The Boston Globe has a report on how the internet retailer Amazon has negotiated state and local tax breaks for two warehouses in Massachusetts. Last year, Amazon got $600,000 in state tax credits and $2.89 million in local tax breaks for a facility in Stoughton, Mass. The second facility, in Fall River and Freetown, Mass., will benefit from $11.6 million in real estate and personal property tax breaks, along with a still undisclosed state tax credit."
Now, Norfolk County, MA is mostly Democrat. 35% to 11% officially registered. They haven't voted Republican in a Presidential election since 1984.
So, can we say that Democrats also hand out the cash in this way? Yes, we can. However the system whereby local counties, states etc pay companies to relocate is something very American, it doesn't happen within the EU, there are laws to stop it and I think Google had to pay money because Ireland tried to give them an unfair advantage deal.
Who keeps this sort of system in place? Well, probably the republicans, but maybe Democrats too. But those who do it, are almost certain in the pay of such companies. The companies are controlling this sort of thing.
Thank you for that typical liberal reply demonstrating that you don't understand the difference between "giving" somebody something and "taking less" away. So I'll try to explain this one more time:
If you snuck into your neighbors home once a week and stole $100.00 while he was walking his dog, but then felt guilty after a while and reduced your theft to $50.00 a week, did you give just your neighbor $50.00 a week? Of course not, you just stole less.
Tax incentives to attract new businesses (or keep existing ones) to your city or state is something politicians on both sides of the aisle do. It's a practice that works and is also an investment for the city or state because they will get much more in return. It's how cities and states compete against each other to draw those businesses. So don't say that it's Republicans that do it.
When you "give" somebody something, it means you provided them with something they didn't have before. Our welfare programs are a perfect example of that.
So, if you hand someone a monopoly, is this giving or taking?
If you give someone an unfair advantage, is this giving or taking?
Yes, you've given that nonsense analogy about ten times already, there's no point doing it again and again and again.
Tax incentives attract new businesses. Sure they do. I get what you're saying. You're just not looking BEYOND this.
Look at what the EU has done. It has said to all EU countries, you can set the tax rates however you like, we don't care, 0%, 50%, 150% who cares? But what you cannot do is have a tax rate for everyone, and then give special deals to companies. Simply said everyone in that country pays the rates that are going, or they don't.
The difference here is that in the US companies can get what they want. They can go to counties, they can go to states and basically be like "we'll come to you if we don't pay much in tax" and the counties will be like, "we need jobs".
What this does is it plays off different areas against other areas, within the same country. Essentially the country has rolled over like a useless ******* dog, bearing its nipples and asking to have all the milk sucked out of it.
The impact of this, which you conveniently ignore, is that large companies, like Amazon, will ALWAYS get a cheap deal. What it also means is that smaller companies are (how many times do I have to say this for you not to ignore it?) not playing on a level playing field.
What it also means is that the guys doing the deals with companies, like Amazon, get nice little kickbacks.
So, the politicians get their cash for allowing it to happen, the companies get an unfair competitive advantage, and for some ******* reason, you're loving it every step of the way.
You love politicians getting kickbacks from companies in order for the politicians to do the bidding of the companies, you somehow seem to think that by giving BRIBES (there is no other word to describe what this money is) is great, you seem to think that people who have been elected by THE PEOPLE to represent THE PEOPLE and then turn around and take BRIBES to do the bidding of companies is great.
You love large corporations being able to buy politicians
You love large companies getting unfair advantages
You love small companies getting fucked over on a daily basis because they can't compete with the larger companies
Yes, you have a lot of loving.
And then you come on here and tell me I don't know the difference between giving and taking as if I'm some dumb **** who hasn't been outside of his ******* village ever.
Then you write "When you "give" somebody something, it means you provided them with something they didn't have before. Our welfare programs are a perfect example of that."
And this is a perfect example of companies GIVING to politicians so politicians GIVE something to companies they didn't have before. Unless of course you're saying that companies had sweet deals before, so it's okay if they carry on bribing the hell out of politicians.
When you give an unfair advantage to companies like Amazon, is this not giving?