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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGraphic from Rachel last night: Corporate profits vs corporate tax revenues
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Graphic from Rachel last night: Corporate profits vs corporate tax revenues (Original Post)
Scuba
Jan 2012
OP
Thanks. Just noticed "profits" graph is "TRILLIONS" while taxes (paid?) is "billions"!!
FailureToCommunicate
Jan 2012
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RUMMYisFROSTED
(30,749 posts)1. The big drop in tax revenue starts in '09.
And the profits begin to soar then, too.
I wonder what it means?
FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)2. Thanks. Just noticed "profits" graph is "TRILLIONS" while taxes (paid?) is "billions"!!
But, heck, corporations are just 'people...helping people' as the Mittster likes to say...
Scuba
(53,475 posts)3. Thanks for bringing that to the forefront. n/t
bighart
(1,565 posts)4. Actually taxes are in billions not millions.
Last edited Fri Jan 6, 2012, 11:02 AM - Edit history (1)
Just for clarity.
Heard a report on NPR this morning about return on investment for lobbying dollars spent by corporations over the last few years (including 2010 and 2011, I believe the figure was 2200%
FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)5. Right. Fixed it.