Corporate Tax Revenue Came In 31% Below Predictions, And It's Getting Worse

[Cellblock2429]

Gov't must become fiscally responsible, and it must begin at the ballot box. The fact is that the opposite of trickle down has been in play for decades, and our democratic republic has become a Plutocracy.

Fiscal Conservatism simply kicks the can down the road. If the roof leaks, fix it; it the clouds drop copious amounts of rain, fix the creeks, rivers and dams sooner than too late.

It’s real easy freeze then cut spending, Raise taxes for a couple years to help pay down the debt. Quit funding research, funding corporations, quit foreign aid and quit enlarging our social programs. Get America on its feet first then we help our residents.

/——/ The only part of your plan that would be enacted is the tax increase. The rest would be quickly forgotten.

I agree, I notice the left likes it when I talk tax increases but when I mention cutting lots of programs they clam up.

That’s the problem with compromise, the left wants it all.

You really can't think out of the box.

Penny wise, and pound foolish.

We have been thinking outside the box and look at the mess we are in. Raise taxes and cutting spending is the quickest way out of this problem. So far you type of thinking has kept the debt growing, congrats on your success.

/——-/ Congress just spends, spends, spends regardless if taxes go up or down. If you want to feed the beast, nothing is stopping you, I want to keep my money.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Why do Republicans defend people who don’t want you to have health care because it costs too much and don’t want to pay you a living wage?

How much IS a "living wage"?

Just a little bit more than you are worth.

Says the little white boy who complains about everyone else's "off topic" posts. Answer he question, surely an educated self proclaimed "elite" can put a number to it.....

It depends. In my neighborhood or yours?

The annual Medium income in mine is $129,515; in my son's $62,637

Answer the question kid.

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

 

[Ambivalent1]

How much IS a "living wage"?

Just a little bit more than you are worth.

Says the little white boy who complains about everyone else's "off topic" posts. Answer he question, surely an educated self proclaimed "elite" can put a number to it.....

It depends. In my neighborhood or yours?

The annual Medium income in mine is $129,515; in my son's $62,637

Answer the question kid.

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Just a little bit more than you are worth.

Says the little white boy who complains about everyone else's "off topic" posts. Answer he question, surely an educated self proclaimed "elite" can put a number to it.....

It depends. In my neighborhood or yours?

The annual Medium income in mine is $129,515; in my son's $62,637

Answer the question kid.

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Says the little white boy who complains about everyone else's "off topic" posts. Answer he question, surely an educated self proclaimed "elite" can put a number to it.....

It depends. In my neighborhood or yours?

The annual Medium income in mine is $129,515; in my son's $62,637

Answer the question kid.

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

Postscript: Why are you an asshole?

 

[Ambivalent1]

Says the little white boy who complains about everyone else's "off topic" posts. Answer he question, surely an educated self proclaimed "elite" can put a number to it.....

It depends. In my neighborhood or yours?

The annual Medium income in mine is $129,515; in my son's $62,637

Answer the question kid.

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

I run rings around you son. I'm not boxed in by the two party paradigm.

 

[Ambivalent1]

It depends. In my neighborhood or yours?

The annual Medium income in mine is $129,515; in my son's $62,637

Answer the question kid.

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

Postscript: Why are you an asshole?

Without fail people like you detest being treated as you treat others.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Answer the question kid.

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

Postscript: Why are you an asshole?

Without fail people like you detest being treated as you treat others.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Answer the question kid.

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

Postscript: Why are you an asshole?

Without fail people like you detest being treated as you treat others.

Calling me "son" is demeaning, look in the mirror, you'll see yourself in this post above.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Your attitude gives you away. You resent the less fortunate for getting "free shit" because you work your ass off and probably aren't all that better off than them.

my attitude is towards the theft of my property by those that dont have a legal right to it,,,

theft is not charity,,,

It's not theft. Our culture has evolved to understand that anyone at anytime could face hardships and that it is better for society to assist during those periods of hardship. It's a social contract that is available to you and yours if the need arises.
You should be grateful that you don't need it rather than begrudging others for their struggles.

Interesting point of view. One wonders if it's a sign that a culture has "evolved" when people in that culture feel that they deserve a "living wage" without working! I would argue that is a sign that said culture has begun a death spiral.

It's certainly a sign that our economy is not working for the majority of Americans any longer. There wouldn't need to be any discussions of support if people earned a wage they could live and thrive on.

When you don't want to work but expect that society "owes" you a living wage...how is that in any way a reflection on how well the economy is working?

My question for you is a simple one. Why should anyone expect to "thrive" when they aren't willing to work?

It's not based on a willingness to work, liar.

 

[Ambivalent1]

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

Postscript: Why are you an asshole?

Without fail people like you detest being treated as you treat others.

Calling me "son" is demeaning, look in the mirror, you'll see yourself in this post above.

It was meant to be demeaning, you're an ass and can't stand being treated the way you treat others.

Son.

 

[Ambivalent1]

Minimum wage would not be a living wage in my neighborhood, nor in my younger son's. A living wage requires someone to be able to pay rent or buy a home, feed themselves, cloth themselves, pay for utilities, have reliable transportation and have health insurance. One can't do that in our region, maybe they can in yours.

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

Postscript: Why are you an asshole?

Without fail people like you detest being treated as you treat others.

LOL, that's the same reason I treat you badly. You think your shit doesn't stink so I beat you about the head and shoulders with it, THEN you blame ME for YOU getting banned.

 

[progressive hunter]

my attitude is towards the theft of my property by those that dont have a legal right to it,,,

theft is not charity,,,

It's not theft. Our culture has evolved to understand that anyone at anytime could face hardships and that it is better for society to assist during those periods of hardship. It's a social contract that is available to you and yours if the need arises.
You should be grateful that you don't need it rather than begrudging others for their struggles.

Interesting point of view. One wonders if it's a sign that a culture has "evolved" when people in that culture feel that they deserve a "living wage" without working! I would argue that is a sign that said culture has begun a death spiral.

It's certainly a sign that our economy is not working for the majority of Americans any longer. There wouldn't need to be any discussions of support if people earned a wage they could live and thrive on.

When you don't want to work but expect that society "owes" you a living wage...how is that in any way a reflection on how well the economy is working?

My question for you is a simple one. Why should anyone expect to "thrive" when they aren't willing to work?

It's not based on a willingness to work, liar.

correct,,,they give it to anybody and dont care if they work,,,let alone want to work,,,

 

[Ambivalent1]

There is no such thing as a "living wage". The McBurger flipper will NEVER buy a house or anything else you list. It's not the way it works.

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

Postscript: Why are you an asshole?

Without fail people like you detest being treated as you treat others.

LOL, that's the same reason I treat you badly. You think your shit doesn't stink so I beat you about the head and shoulders with it, THEN you blame ME for YOU getting banned.

Golfing Gator

Wassamatta Jake?

 

[Papageorgio]

Why do Republicans defend people who don’t want you to have health care because it costs too much and don’t want to pay you a living wage?

How much IS a "living wage"?

Just a little bit more than you are worth.

So let’s pay everyone $100 an hour no matter what they do, that means athletes, actors, fry cooks, grocery store clerks and managers all get $100 per hour and no one makes more or less. That will even the playing ground and then you will finally figure out what a living wage is.

 

[Papageorgio]

So is that from your personal experience? You're not very bright, and it does take some intelligence to flip a burger.

Postscript: Why are you an asshole?

Without fail people like you detest being treated as you treat others.

LOL, that's the same reason I treat you badly. You think your shit doesn't stink so I beat you about the head and shoulders with it, THEN you blame ME for YOU getting banned.

Golfing Gator

Wassamatta Jake?

You think golfing gator is Jake? Jake is an idiot, gator seems to be more on the ball than Jake.

 

[forkup]

Though business profits remain healthy and the economy is strong, total corporate taxes are at the lowest levels seen in more than 50 years.

That's awesome! Now that the tax cuts are locked in next we need to boot all the deadbeat mooching losers off welfare and cut spending.

Except of course when the deadbeats are big business. They deserve all the Socialism the GOP can muster.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Postscript: Why are you an asshole?

Without fail people like you detest being treated as you treat others.

LOL, that's the same reason I treat you badly. You think your shit doesn't stink so I beat you about the head and shoulders with it, THEN you blame ME for YOU getting banned.

Golfing Gator

Wassamatta Jake?

You think golfing gator is Jake? Jake is an idiot, gator seems to be more on the ball than Jake.

He has been calling me that ever since I turned him down when he tried to get me to come to his hotel room. Him and Jake must have had a thing going on the side or something.

 

[whitehall]

Corporations are us. Most sane Americans who aren't afflicted with TDS would say it's getting "better" instead of "worse".

 

[Papageorgio]

It’s real easy freeze then cut spending, Raise taxes for a couple years to help pay down the debt. Quit funding research, funding corporations, quit foreign aid and quit enlarging our social programs. Get America on its feet first then we help our residents.

/——/ The only part of your plan that would be enacted is the tax increase. The rest would be quickly forgotten.

I agree, I notice the left likes it when I talk tax increases but when I mention cutting lots of programs they clam up.

That’s the problem with compromise, the left wants it all.

You really can't think out of the box.

Penny wise, and pound foolish.

We have been thinking outside the box and look at the mess we are in. Raise taxes and cutting spending is the quickest way out of this problem. So far you type of thinking has kept the debt growing, congrats on your success.

/——-/ Congress just spends, spends, spends regardless if taxes go up or down. If you want to feed the beast, nothing is stopping you, I want to keep my money.

In this era of taxing and spending I’d rather keep my money as well. Democrats won’t keep their end of any deal.

My scenario is if we actually did cut and work to pay down the debt. I don’t see that happening. Reagan taught us that Democrats cannot be trusted with their word.