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0 pointsvaluearb5y ago0 comments

Profits are frequently reinvested, taxing them means less to reinvest, and lower returns for investors, which means less incentive to save & invest.

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jellicle5y ago· 2 in thread

Every dollar invested becomes untaxed, whether that happens immediately or is delayed. Always has.

valuearbOP5y ago

I invest $1M building a great new store for selling widgets. My first year I make a $1M profit. I want to build a second store, but I can't out of profits, because I only can net $700k because of state and federal corporate income taxes.

jellicle5y ago

As you'll immediately get that $300K refunded with your next tax return, it should be trivial to borrow money for a few months.

The idea that there's no access to capital to build out successful businesses is laughable.

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