Rosario Dawson Hits GOP Plan, Says ‘Immigrants Pay More Taxes Than Exxon!’ (updated)

[ProSense]

Rosario Dawson Hits GOP Plan, Says ‘Immigrants Pay More Taxes Than Exxon!’

This morning, Politico hosted a star-studded Playbook Breakfast event with the Creative Coalition, an political advocacy organization for the entertainment industry. During the question and answer period, we asked actress Rosario Dawson about the Republican budget plan, which cuts the corporate tax rate and taxes for millionaires. Dawson, who clarified that she is not a formal member of the Creative Coalition, curtly responded that “no,” celebrities do not need another tax cut. Dawson then followed up and noted that immigrants pay more in taxes than ExxonMobil:

FANG: Hi this is Lee Fang from ThinkProgress. Here in DC after Republicans made large gains in the election last year, the debate started shifting towards giving more tax breaks to large corporations, more tax cuts to the rich. Bank of America for example paid nothing in corporate income taxes last year and now we’re debating the Paul Ryan budget plan that gives large tax cuts to upper income earners. Do you think celebrities or people in the Creative Coalition need another tax cut?

DAWSON: Ok I’m not part of the Creative Coalition but, no.

ALLEN: That’s a lightning round, how’s that!

DAWSON: I will just say immigrants pay more taxes than Exxon!

Watch it:

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As we have reported here at ThinkProgress, undocumented immigrants alone paid over $11 billion in taxes into the economy. Tax dodging companies like GE, Bank of America, Boeing, and ExxonMobil routinely pay little to no income taxes at all.

Updated to add:

REPORT: From 2005-2010, Big Oil Spent Vast Majority Of Its Net Profit Enriching Executives

[MasonJar]

1. They pay a whole lot more that GE.

[warrior1]

2. I thought she was

republican.

[ProSense]

4. Don't know

The more important thing is that the point was made at a political event hosted by Politico.

Sometimes it seems as though there are more Republicans than Democrats campaigning against the Republicans' plan.

It was a great point, contrasting immigrants and corporations on taxes.

[jwirr]

3. They also pay social security/income taxes that they will never get

back because they are afraid to apply.

[TTUBatfan2008]

6. And...

I pay social security/Medicare taxes that I'll never get because I'm 25 and both of those programs will be bankrupt by the time I'm eligible to use them. This country is going straight to hell in a hand basket.

[The Doctor.]

7. If Republicans have their way, they won't get a chance to 'go bankrupt'.

In fact, those programs can very easily be solvent for your lifetime.

[craigmatic]

5. She just got even sexier to me.nt

[Kurovski]

8. Who's the good American now? Who's paying our troops?

Corporate Fuckbags ain't.

[NYC_SKP]

9. Oh that's rich! That's a terrific point of information!

K/R

I'll be that dark skinned people also pay way more taxes than Exxon.

:P