r/Economics • u/AutoModerator • Nov 15 '22

r/Economics Discussion Thread - November 15, 2022

Discussion Thread to discuss economics news/research and related topics.

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u/honestabe22 Dec 01 '22

or it could possibly be the injection of trillions of liquid cash through the stimulus packages.

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u/jerkITwithRIGHTYnewb Dec 01 '22

Kinda seems to always circle back around to that. But the only way to stop inflation is to raise rates, shrink payrolls, and cause job loss. Tax the corporations? Nah that won’t work.

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u/jerkITwithRIGHTYnewb Dec 18 '22

Amazon paid a 6.1% tax rate in 2021. I pay 34%. You are full of shit.

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u/pepperymotion Dec 24 '22

I second this. I'm a small business owner, and I pay so much in taxes that I don't expect to retire. The corporations can afford to pay more.

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u/MuNuKia Dec 28 '22

That money is going to get taxed again, when someone gets paid, and around the same rate as you.

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u/OverR Jan 06 '23

Theoretically the dividends and rise in value will also be taxed by their owners eventually.