Estebonrober
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If you could set tax policy how much would you tax domestic businesses? Would you 'roughly' match that rate with import tariffs on foreign competitors? What would you do if foreign competition had the advantage of paying lower taxes in their homelands and were out competing the businesses in your country? Hit 'em with tariffs, lower your tax rates, or bleed jobs and industry?
I wouldn't mind a small tax to cover the costs of infrastructure enjoyed by those businesses, but generally there should be no business taxes - hit everyone with income and sales taxes. I dont even like how business got stuck paying for health care (wage and price controls), I'd rather free business of that burden with 'medicare for all' paid from general revenue (and cuts in the military/law enforcement/prison industries).
I pretty much agree with this, whats left to argue about is not worth the time honestly. Business taxes usually just get passed on to the consumer anyways and disproportionately hurt the poor.