Rachel Maddow did a segment where she revealed that the above companies paid not a cent in taxes last year. This was apparently despite the fact that they had plenty of profits and were a main cause of the mess we had to pay for in the bailout. There was also something about Google saving Billions by routing money through Ireland. What the hell is going on in this Country where these companies pay nothing at all in taxes? Where we pay more individually than a mega corporation?
Then theres the fact that all of the Fascist conservatives all yell about the 35% Corporate tax rates that are too high. But she pointed out that with loopholes it's rare that any of them pay anything near that amount. I wonder what BP will pay this year? I wonder what these oil companies that record ridiculous profits pay?
But mostly I wonder why the Democrats are afraid of raising this as a political issue? Why cant we expose this kind of Corporate malfeasance? The middle class gets fucked over in almost every way in this country, and breaks are given to the corporations at almost every turn, but our representatives are so afraid of exposing corporate welfare for what reason??? I really think we need to have an actual revolution to change anything. I think the system is so corrupt, that both parties are so in bed with the super rich that it is impossible to get any kind of justice or reform without a total change. It's not gonna come with the Dems, or Obama, or anyone.
It's enough to make one despair beyond belief. It just seems like there's nowhere to go.