straightUp wrote:
LOL - I haven't heard that one. Are you sure it's not a tax deduction if they DON'T take their company overseas? That would make more sense.
What cracks me up about this 20% corporate tax is that a business can STILL get a better deal in a country like Ireland where the corporate tax rate is 12.5% or they can domicile in countries were there isn't any corporate tax at all. Furthermore, higher wages in the U.S. offsets the tax savings. I hear Republicans advocating lower wages to solve that problem, but if that's really the approach we're going to take then we are effectively competing with third world wages which cannot support the cost of living in America.
I think we need to stop fooling ourselves and face the fact that we're already screwed. They key now is how best to manage in the world we created for ourselves.
LOL - I haven't heard that one. Are you sure it's ... (
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Yes sometimes the line between objective and subjective can be a fine one. Sometimes we try and do âgoodâ and get sand kicked in our face, we then sit there saying WT* what was that about? Maybe it was in the expectation in return even if was only hoping for some smooth was sailing for a bit. LOL So here we are trying to create our shining city on the mountain top, itâs not so easy but come what may itâll still be well worth it.
Iâm not a conspiracy nut, but at the same time people are sheepish and tend to follow each other in their own social class and the wealthy with their investments I believe is a good example.
Sadly, I agree with you, that our efforts to educate all will not be an option. This is what happens when you canât see past your own nose. The far sighted vision is nonexistent and why it is so important for us to change congressâŚdemocratically speaking.
BTW I loved your synopsis of left versus right thinking and couldnât agree more.
Youâre correct, you canât educate everyone, which I believe that is also the conclusion the Germans came up withâŚLOL. Where they would judge the potential of their up and coming youth and place them in the correct academic institution as they saw fit for the best outcome of the individual and in turn for its country. In practicality that has to be admired, as for the choices for the individual, possibly not so muchâŚlol. On the other hand it could be completely complementary to them.
I understand your perspective on law and business. Business is a heartless cold entity devoid of emotion and it is eat or be eaten, a matter of survival. A predator and we canât blame a snake for behaving as a snake. Its actions are acceptable because itâs the nature of the beast, but Straight we are the ones who created the beast.
However, I feel they do run hand in hand. I understand the world of competition, but business is created by man, it is what we make it to be therefore if we make business an unethical entity, then there should be no laws placed on it. But business impacts people and their lives, and so it does run hand in hand with ethics, a conscience, and the law. Business is created by man, it is what we make it to be therefore what moral standards âweâ impose. This reminds me of the movie âYouâve got mailâ When Tom Hank says⌠âitâs just business, nothing personalâ and she repliesâ itâs personal to meâ I think weâre speaking along those same lines. But in that case he didnât do anything illegal, we can even say unethical, yet he was the giant beast that devoured the small one in its wake.
But Iâm not talking about that in regards to law and business, but maybe that is your point⌠it is when a business does roll over people for its gain, illegally and our laws are in place for that exact reason. I agree law and business though very different, must work together hand in hand, and I believe there is always time for deep human judgment if that is our priority.
Such a great statement you just made, your quote: âThe great American irony is how the people are advocating their own victimization by asking to be led by businessmen.â
Peter is correct, you do hit the nail on the head, your comment I also find to be true. Parallel to the abused the wife staying with her abuser. Trump a so called ânon-politicianâ Ha ,now we have the Wall Street wolves taking residency in the white house, congress, and other government offices. Beautiful. Thatâll fix everything.