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So you are DENYING that you are spitting out bullshit in favor of lower corporate taxation and, as a general policy of yours, trying to deviously support the interests of the wealthy and "business as usual" at the expense of survival of mankind and earth current ecology.
Could you back up this gratuitous "affirmation"?
Not only are you a stalker, but you are a poor one. Not actually READING what is posted.
My, my, my.
The tax law exists to benefit large corporations.
Let me repeat that, because you might not understand.
The tax law exists to benefit large corporations.
Large corporations can buy a large number of items and move them through the market chain. If I wish to have built a plastic mold and make lids similar to the tattler lids, I bet I can undercut the $13 per dozen price easy. But, because I do not have a large corporations supply chain, I'm stuck with 4,183,000 lids at the end of the 1st year. As the cost of energy goes up, the remaining lids have FAR more value, not to mention increased demand of home canning lids. Which would be a fine thing (the building is paid for, the storage space is not all that great), but the taxes on inventory kills me over time. And the arms length rules prevent me from dropping the $250k on making the lids, then selling the unsold lids for $10 at the end of the year to myself. Or any of my relatives.
But you go right ahead and think that I'm all about "lower corporate taxation" because that is what gets you to post again and keep your attention seeking behavior engaged. If your attention is hear that means you are not misbehaving in meatspace, and humanity is well served.