Bernie Sanders on The Ten Worst Corporate Tax Avoiders: It's Time for Them to Pay up and Share the S

[babsbunny]

Bernie Sanders on The Ten Worst Corporate Tax Avoiders: It's Time for Them to Pay up and Share the Sacrifice

http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12533

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The following is a news release from the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont-I)

While hard working Americans fill out their income tax returns this tax season, General Electric and other giant profitable corporations are avoiding U.S. taxes altogether.

With Congress returning to Capitol Hill on Monday to debate steep spending cuts, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the wealthiest Americans and most profitable corporations must do their share to help bring down our record-breaking deficit.

Sanders renewed his call for shared sacrifice after it was reported that General Electric and other major corporations paid no U.S. taxes after posting huge profits. Sanders said it is grossly unfair for congressional Republicans to propose major cuts to Head Start, Pell Grants, the Social Security Administration, nutrition grants for pregnant low-income women and the Environmental Protection Agency while ignoring the reality that some of the most profitable corporations pay nothing or almost nothing in federal income taxes.

Sanders compiled a list of some of some of the 10 worst corporate income tax avoiders:

[Rex]

1. Wow, it is the list of the 'too big to fail' crooks.

I wonder if there will ever be any true justice over this abuse? My bet is no.

[msongs]

2. obama will give them all jobs in his administration lol nt

[pacalo]

3. I just sent e-mails to my representative & to Obama.

[dwilso40641]

4. Me also

[pacalo]

5. Thanks!

:thumbsup:

[anneboleyn]

6. Disgusting. Really disgusting. Yet on Fox we are supposed to worry about public employees and their

pensions and collective bargaining rights. Talk about class warfare. If these companies had paid just what they should have paid in taxes, these public programs would have the money they need.