Political Rant Thread

[flan7211]

Step#1 Reduce the corporate tax rates in order to entice corporations to bring the jobs BACK. The reason corporations take their jobs out of the United States is the fact that we have 2nd highest corporate tax rate in the world. If I was the owner of a corporation I would try to find the best deal for the furtherance of company growth, i.e reduction in the cost of doing business while putting out a quality widget. I will take my corporation where-ever the lowest tax rates can be had. It's just good business.

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
Thomas Jefferson

I agree that we should lower tax rates but let's think something through. Congress is established to deal with common goods not particular ones. If we allow business to ship jobs overseas, pay little in local, state and federal taxes when they do leave and then turn around and sell their crap in the US I call bull. Business is a particular interest and should be dealt with as such. Our economy, defense, and general welfare shouldn't be held hostage because some jackass at any company can make a bigger buck in another nation. Yes government needs to get off the backs of business but it's about time business stood firm for their own country not the global market place.

[sneakerd]

Corporations and/or any privately owned business should and does stand only for ITSELF. It's the only way to grow the business. If it "stands" for the country OR the global market place it will be sucked dry and tossed aside like an apple core.

[sneakerd]

Step#3 Re-open the Gulf of Mexico and resume drilling full power NOW. Open Anwar and other oil-rich coastal areas and drill baby drill! At the same time institute tough new safety regs and independent inspections.
Instant jobs and instant steady reduction in the price of all types of oil-based energy.

[Mtn.man]

Davy Crockett.

[nynco]

I agree with Flan.

[Mtn.man]

flan? isn't that a dessert?

[sneakerd]

George S. Patton

[nynco]

Step#3 Re-open the Gulf of Mexico and resume drilling full power NOW. Open Anwar and other oil-rich coastal areas and drill baby drill! At the same time institute tough new safety regs and independent inspections.
Instant jobs and instant steady reduction in the price of all types of oil-based energy.

Why drill now......... wait till the world runs dry. Pump the world dry and when oil starts to really run out, then drill here. Sorry I believe in making sure America stands on top when things will eventually get worse. Oil is finite. Why waste it now? Oil does a whole hell of a lot more for our economy than just gas. Think what a world would be like without plastic.

[sneakerd]

If you agree with Flan, likely you have never owned a business. If you had owned a business, not some little internet business but a business with employees, property, vehicles, equipment, etc, you would know that the gov't quickly becomes the enemy. This thru taxation and regulation. Year by year the gov't finds new ways to take bites out of profitability. Discourage you from hiring, literally forcing you- thru taxation and regulation- to stop growing, reduce benefits and just try to survive. This is the plight of small businesses today. Thru profit- small businesses become big businesses and employ more as they grow.

[flan7211]

If you agree with Flan, likely you have never owned a business. If you had owned a business, not some little internet business but a business with employees, property, vehicles, equipment, etc, you would know that the gov't quickly becomes the enemy. This thru taxation and regulation. Year by year the gov't finds new ways to take bites out of profitability. Discourage you from hiring, literally forcing you- thru taxation and regulation- to stop growing, reduce benefits and just try to survive. This is the plight of small businesses today. Thru profit- small businesses become big businesses and employ more as they grow.

Listen up guy we're talking public/government policy. Of course it makes sense from a business perspective. But we are talking a government perspective. Agreed gov't needs to get off their backs if they're here at home, doing business at home. I meant penalize companies that screw the pooch and leave then make profits back here at home. It is without a doubt a two sided problem. Over regulation on the one side and the trend to run over seas on the others.