I don't see a single valid reason in there for why corporations should be taxed. The only slightly justified one is the bailout, but the federal government actually MADE money on that, so that kinda makes it a moot point.

Isn't the justification of a tax based on the idea that you have the opportunity to vote? Because I don't care how much money corporations throw at a political agenda, they still can't actually vote.

That put aside, what do you think would happen if corporations weren't taxed? I'll give you a hint, their net income would be higher. And when a corporation has higher net income, investors in the corporation make more money. When these investors make more money, they then have to pay taxes on that money (and I do believe capital gains should be taxed at the same rate as regular income assuming no corporate taxes).

Getting rid of corporate taxes does not give the government any less money...at all.

I don't see a single valid reason in there for why corporations should be taxed.

I don't see a single valid reason in there for why corporations should be taxed. The only slightly justified one is the bailout, but the federal government actually MADE money on that, so that kinda makes it a moot point.

Isn't the justification of a tax based on the idea that you have the opportunity to vote? Because I don't care how much money corporations throw at a political agenda, they still can't actually vote.

That put aside, what do you think would happen if corporations weren't taxed? I'll give you a hint, their net income would be higher. And when a corporation has higher net income, investors in the corporation make more money. When these investors make more money, they then have to pay taxes on that money (and I do believe capital gains should be taxed at the same rate as regular income assuming no corporate taxes).

Getting rid of corporate taxes does not give the government any less money...at all.

You comment a lot, but you really don't know much, do you?

If I were you, I'd read up on things you write about, this way you're just embarassing yourself on a daily basis.

I actually believe that corporations shouldnt pay taxes, because taxes ultimately go back to consumers, but and it is a big but. I wont support this because I dont believe 1 iota that corporations would pass on the savings to consumers or pay there employees higher wages. They would simply boost executive salaries, bonuses, benefits and perks. Then pass on to investors.  All at the same time spending more money on lobbyists to influence tax law so the same people they are boosting incomes would ultimately have more tax cuts.

that's easy

because companies depend on all the factors (infrastructure, education, health system, ..) a country has in place, they must contribute to the costs of these

and no, the money isn't sure to go the country/state it's ment to be through shareholders - rich guys often live (and are taxed, if they decide to pay taxes) where other rich guys live, so that state or country is sucking the others dry in income, if you have your way

All Entities pay taxes, as long as they are in a commonwealth.

Corporations are legally required to prioritize the bottom line and tax evasion is an easy and effective way to do so.

I'm sure you are familiar with the beginnings of the United States, no? Taxation without representation, etc. The idea being that it was unfair we were being taxed when we had absolutely no say in voting of the elections. Well, fortunately we made a country where that was no longer the case (to a certain degree, we still have the bogus electoral college system, but generally speaking, your vote counts). So citizens are now able to vote, and that justifies us being able to be taxed.

Seems to me corporations can't vote, however. Seems to me they are being taxed without representation.

Call corporations a US resident, I don't really care. I know what they are technically called.

But a name is just that, and in my mind, a corporation isn't SHIT until they get the same rights as other US residents.