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Corporate Taxes

The Me-First, Screw-Everyone-Else Crowd

David Sirota | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Health Care, Tea Party, Tax Cuts, Warren Buffett, Corporate Taxes, Tax Code, Politics News
David Sirota

The furor of the teabaggers is finally laying bare the greed and selfishness at the heart of the conservative movement. Here, I debunk the major myths coming from the Right on taxes.

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To Govern or to Campaign

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tariffs, Taxes, Free Trade, Corporate Taxes, Trade, Global Markets, Politics News
Sen. Fritz Hollings

Obama can't perpetuate four more years of the fraud of "free trade." He can't spend trillions for bail outs to create jobs and not plug the hole of offshoring jobs.

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Jason Linkins

Erin Burnett Defends Using Tax Havens: "Isn't It Your Obligation In This Country...To Pay As Little As You Can?" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Joe Scarborough, Morning Joe, Erin Burnett, Corporate Taxes, Tax Havens, Media News

On this morning's Morning Joe, Erin Burnett reported on corporate tax havens, where American companies are stashing $700 billion in corporate wealth. ...

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White House Task Force To Investigate Tax Revenue Gaps

Wall Street Journal | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Obama Budget Priorities, White House, Tax Evaders, Peter Orszag, Corporate Taxes, Tax Evasion, Barack Obama, Tax Cuts, Obama Budget, White House Task Force, Obama Corporate Taxes, Obama Budget Plans, Politics News

The White House said it would launch a search for new tax revenues, as Congressional leaders moved to scale back proposed spending increases and tax c...

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John McCain's Tax Lie

Jane Devin | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Economic Stimulus Package, Bailout, Corporate Greed, Corporate Taxes, Small Businesses, Gop, Small Business Owners, Obama Economic Stimulus Plan, Stimulus, Politics News
Jane Devin

With our country in crisis, this is a time to face the truth, hold businesses and people accountable, and give relief where needed -- not just where it's politically advantageous to do so.

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Bailed-Out Firms Use Offshore Tax Havens

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 02.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Taxes, Tax Loophole, Morgan Stanley, Corporate Taxes, Tax Havens, Citigroup, Business News

WASHINGTON — Eighty-three of the nation's 100 largest corporations, including Citigroup, Bank of America and News Corp., had subsidiaries in offshor...

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Conservative Tax Policy Is Corporate Socialism

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Business Taxes, Economy, Mccain Corporate Taxes, Obama Corporate Taxes, Corporate Taxes, Tax Breaks, McCain Taxes, Reagan Tax Cuts, Tax Policy, McCain Middle Class Taxes, Business Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Economic Stimulus, Job Creation, Obama Middle Class Taxes, Obama Economic Stimulus Plan, McCain Economy, McCain Economic Policy, Mccain Socialism, Layoffs Economy, Obama Socialism, Obama Economic Policy, Home News
Adrienne Birecree

John McCain decries middle class tax cuts as "socialism" because they "spread the wealth around." What are tax cuts for corporate America and the wealthy then? There indeed has been an increase in "socialism" in the U.S. but a smokescreen of conservative ideological rhetoric has hidden it for decades.

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Many US Corporations Not Paying Taxes At All

Jane Devin | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Mccain Corporate Taxes, Presidential Debates, Obama Corporate Taxes, McCain Obama, Obama McCain, Election 2008, Corporate Taxes, Campaign 2008, McCain Taxes, Obama Taxes, Home News
Jane Devin

John McCain's official website would make it seem as if corporate taxes are somehow crippling American business. But two-thirds of the corporations doing business in the U.S. paid no taxes from 1998-2005, while collectively reporting $2.5 trillion dollars in sales.

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The Great Corporate Tax Heist

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Mccain, Conservatives, Corporate Taxes, Taxes, Corporate Tax Cuts, Mccain Corporate Taxes, Gao, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Robert L. Borosage

Remember the old Steve Martin routine on how to make a million dollars and not pay taxes: "First, make a million dollars... Second, don't pay taxes." Turns out Martin's joke is standard operating procedure for corporations in the US.

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