If cutting corporate tax is good for business as Republicans claim, then why didn’t they eliminate them entirely?

Surely that would grow the economy way faster, according to their theory.

?2018-01-20T23:19:49Z

even corporations should pay taxes on income, that is what it is called, an Income tax return, they make income, they pay

Judy2018-01-17T22:42:02Z

Can you imagine the howls that would erupt?????

Casey Y2018-01-17T20:37:45Z

I am all for it, but that never would have been passed...

Anonymous2018-01-17T20:06:04Z

That would have been my preference. Taxes discourage whatever activity is being taxed, and it makes no sense to discourage business enterprise. There is no particular rational reason to tax business profits.

jimanddottaylor2018-01-17T20:06:02Z

The government still needs some money to operate on. Like to keep up the military and border security and maybe some roads

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