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reechee POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:San Rafael, CA |
posted 08-17-2014 09:12 PM
Republicans fight to keep tax breaks for companies moving jobs overseas Senate Republicans once again showed their stellar values by filibustering a bill that would have cut corporate tax breaks for moving jobs overseas. That's right, Republicans are fighting to keep giving companies money to move jobs out of the United States: "Today in the United States, any time an American company closes a factory or plant in America and moves operations to another country, the American taxpayers pick up part of that moving bill," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "Frankly, a vote against this bill is a vote against American jobs." Republicans called the bill an election-year stunt. They noted that Democrats tried to pass a similar bill two years ago, right before the last congressional elections. Okay, Republicans, let's say it's a stunt! It's a stunt that has now repeatedly revealed your desire to keep giving companies tax breaks for killing jobs in America. Are we supposed to see the "stunt" nature of bringing up a bill like this every two years or so as equivalent in moral bankruptcy to defending the existing crappy policy? How is this a political defense? The bill would also have given tax breaks to companies that move their operations to the United States. ------------------ |
ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 08-17-2014 09:32 PM
It is Sunday and they are on the Summer break. Other than that, it is probably right on the money. |
bjprowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Clarksville,Ohio,USA |
posted 08-18-2014 08:14 AM
Hmmmmmm......How come the article doesn't reference or provide a link to the specific bill they are referring to?????? I guess the sheeple who read this KOS rag don't need to read the contents of the actual bill for themselves......Just some vague reference to finger pointing by Harry Reid is all they need to know. Lets see the link to the bill in question please. This message has been edited by bjprowler on 08-18-2014 at 08:18 AM |
jimsutton POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Ocala, FL, USA |
posted 08-18-2014 09:17 AM
I would like to see it also .. |
BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 08-18-2014 09:24 AM
Once again its the Democrats its out way or the Highway stand causing non cooperation. And once again "Dirty" Harry Reid's fingerprints are all over it. And why did the Democrats wait until another election year to bring this up again?
WASHINGTON — Republican senators blocked an election-year bill Wednesday to limit tax breaks for U.S. companies that move operations overseas. The bill would have prohibited companies from deducting expenses related to moving their operations to a foreign country. It also would have offered tax credits to companies that move operations to the U.S. from a foreign country. The Senate voted 54-42 to end debate on the bill, six short of the 60 votes needed to advance it. The White House says President Barack Obama supports the legislation. "Today in the United States, any time an American company closes a factory or plant in America and moves operations to another country, the American taxpayers pick up part of that moving bill," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "Frankly, a vote against this bill is a vote against American jobs." Republicans called the bill an election-year stunt. They noted that Democrats tried to pass a similar bill two years ago, right before the last congressional elections. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said the bill is "designed for campaign rhetoric and failure, not to create jobs here in the U.S." Republicans also complained that Reid wouldn't allow any amendments. The legislation now joins a growing number of bills that have stalled in the Senate this year because Democrats and Republicans couldn't agree on amendments. The bill would have cost U.S. companies that move overseas $143 million in additional taxes over the next decade, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation, which analyzes tax legislation for Congress. Companies moving into the U.S. would have seen their tax bills drop by $357 million over the same period. The difference — $214 million — would have been added to the budget deficit. The White House and some Democrats in Congress have been making the case that a growing number of U.S. corporations are using international tax loopholes to avoid paying U.S. taxes. On Wednesday, Obama criticized U.S. companies that reincorporate overseas as a way to lower their U.S. tax bills. Many of these companies keep most of their operations in the U.S., including their headquarters. The process, called an inversion, allows firms to shield more of their foreign earnings from being taxed in the U.S. "You know, they are renouncing their citizenship even though they're keeping most of their business here," Obama said in a speech in Kanas City, Missouri. "They shouldn't turn their back on the country that made their success possible," Obama added. Some Democrats in Congress have been pushing legislation to make it harder for U.S. firms to reincorporate overseas mainly to avoid U.S. taxes. Republicans say that instead of punishing corporations for leaving the U.S., Congress should make America's tax laws more inviting so more firms will want to come here. At 35 percent, the U.S. has the highest corporate income tax rate in the industrialized world. Many corporations, however, pay lower tax rates because the law is filled with many credits, deductions and exemptions. http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/269225651.html Also you can see the bill here. There is nothing that I can find in the bill that would also have given tax breaks to companies that move their operations to the United States as stated in the Daily Kos article. http://democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/bill/hr4679-stop-corporate-inversions-act-2014 |
ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 08-18-2014 10:43 AM
"WASHINGTON — Republican senators blocked an election-year bill Wednesday ,,,,,,," "The Senate voted 54-42 to end debate on the bill, six short of the 60 votes needed to advance it."
I'd say it was the Dims fault that the bill failed to get a majority vote,,,not the Repubs......since 9 Dems voted against, and 4 other Dems didn't vote. Still,,,,they were not going to get the 60 votes needed to advance. This message has been edited by ALLEY CAT on 08-18-2014 at 10:47 AM |
reechee POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:San Rafael, CA |
posted 08-18-2014 01:09 PM
On Wednesday, the Senate voted 54-42 to end debate on S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act — 60 votes were needed to advance the measure. Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/213780-republicans-block-bill-to-end-tax-breaks-for-outsourcing#ixzz3AlhW9NQr
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ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 08-18-2014 02:30 PM
Yes,,,,,as I stated in my last sentence of my post: quote: "Still,,,,they were not going to get the 60 votes needed to advance." |
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