Corporate Taxes | Econofact

Would Cutting Corporate Taxes Raise Workers’ Incomes?

By Kimberly Clausing·October 26, 2017
Reed College

The Issue:

Although many details of tax reform are still to be fleshed out, lowering the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent is a central component of the proposals by Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration. A recent report by the Trump administration's Council of Economic Advisers ...
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Does Taxing U.S. Corporations Make Sense in a Global Economy?

By Kimberly Clausing·July 19, 2017
Reed College

The Issue:

The belief that it is essential to lower corporate tax rates is widely held by many, including members of the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans. Critics of the U.S. corporate tax system point to its high rates, the distortions it introduces, the possible double-taxation of corporate ...
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