If this is mostly true, then why do they pay next to nothing??

[pbmus]

Donald Trump says at a thank-you rally in Wisconsin that America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world." PolitiFact Wisconsin says: Mostly True. http://bit.ly/2h5r2n8

[onecaliberal]

1. The rate doesn't mean a damn thing when they write the laws to allow themselves

To get out of paying a damn dime.

[NCTraveler]

4. From the link in the op.

"At least two thirds of all active corporations had no federal income tax liability."

[world wide wally]

2. The myriad of deductions none of the rest of us get

[NCTraveler]

3. "At least two thirds of all active corporations had no federal income tax liability."

From the article. The manner in which we allow deductions is important when discussing the statutory rate.

[RDANGELO]

5. There is the tax rate on the books, and then there is the effective tax rate that they actually pay.

The effective tax rate is what they pay after they take advantage of all of all of the regulations in the tax laws. This is another one of the disingenuous talking points from the right. People assume that they are talking about overall taxes of the corporations.