Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Thursday, November 3, 2011

I Paid More In Federal Taxes Last Year Than Boeing Aircraft or General Electric

And hell, I didn't work the last four months of the year!

I'm not talking as a percentage, I'll talking about actual dollar amount.

So now we know that GE's "imagination at work" describes what their tax lawyers and accountants do.

3 comments:

Sarah said...

Yes, but what about all the payroll and sales taxes they paid? Corporations are political people, my friend. Well, except in criminal court. Also does not apply in Maryland, Connecicut or Rhode Island.

( ducks and covers head ).

Comrade Misfit said...

Their customers pay sales taxes. The companies just collect them. If the companies are buying stuff for resale or as manufacturing components, they don't pay sales tax on those purchases.

Payroll taxes? They're not paying any stinking payroll taxes.

Sarah said...

Well, I failed at trying to be the Devil's advocate. You're right again.

Companies do pay sales tax on stuff they buy - but you're right, other taxes are paid their employee.

As I understand it (dimly), corporations get out of paying income taxes by finding accounting rules showing them making little or no profit. Kind of like all the tax shelter rules the 1% enjoy.

It's good to play the game if you're the one writing the rules.