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BlueTsunami2018

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1. Why tax any corporation or conglomerate?

Reply to ripcord (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 02:53 PM

Dec 2022

If all it’s going to do is make prices for everything higher, we shouldn’t tax them at all, right?

Of course, not taxing them hasn’t stopped prices from rising either.

It’s almost like capitalism is a big scam.

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Can someone explain how the windfall profits tax and oil companies will help consumer [View all] ripcord Dec 2022 OP

Why tax any corporation or conglomerate? BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2022 #1

notwithstanding right-wing propaganda, not all business taxes can be "passed on" to consumers unblock Dec 2022 #2

It was tried before. Igel Dec 2022 #3