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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:26 PM Original message |
Top tax rates around the world, or at least developed economies |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. And the actual effective rate of the US on corps is around 11%. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yes, and that is the point |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. Except it looks like your chart is for INDIVIDUALS, not CORPORATIONS. So you haven't |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. I never said this was about corporations, the top rate |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 03:32 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Your response in #2 which was a reply to #1 was what I was referring to (I responded to #2)NT |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. And they don't even pay that! nt |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. And look at the very high income level at those low tax rates |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. These are top marginal rates, aka the very rich |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Thank you! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. You welcome, it is important to translate things to English |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. I love that link. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. They don't really like to advertise the truth about taxation. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Thanks, a place to explore later |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. Keep in mind that even though the US rate listed as 35% is not the true rate. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. Not too long ago the Swedes overwhelmingly voted |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Unlike some of my fellow residents who cannot get it |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. Ummm, Canada is weathering the current economic crisis the best in all the.. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Top marginal rate, and it is not |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yes, as it is the "top marginal rate" for all the countries in your graph... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. No it is not, you are right now where we were about 20 years ago |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. The current PM IS an ass but he is in a MINORITY government... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Trust me I am aware |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. One thing we Canadians are good at is, by and large, learning from the mistakes... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Yeah I remember Mulroney |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. No argument from me on that at all! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. It is coming I think |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:59 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I do too! I am very optimistic this time n/t |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:05 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. By the way, you realize most people round these parts are probably scratching their heads? |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. LOL, true, alien names, strange systems |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Alberta plays it all the way to the cows and rodeos |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. What exactly do these rates mean? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. This is the top marginal rate, the ones the very rich scream over |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. fyi, those loopholes are drying up. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
40. Yeah, but that is this year... you know how the game is played |
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seeviewonder (291 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
11. This has almost nothing to do with taxes, |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. You are correct, and here is a tip |
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seeviewonder (291 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Thanks for the Welcome! |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. What people don't realize is that they pay the money anyway. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #25 |
37. I wish I could recommend this... you are very correct |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
26. Thanks for the graph. In addition the wealthy |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. Canada can get away with such a low rate because we have a 5% federal value |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Also the VAT was modified a while ago |
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