Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
The U.S. currently levies a 21% tax rate at the federal level and an average tax of 4% at the state and local level. The average corporate tax rate worldwide is 22.6%. Opponents of argue that raising the rate will discourage foreign investment and hurt the economy. Proponents argue that the profits corporations generate should be taxed just like citizen’s taxes.
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Response rates from 678 New Orleans voters.
58% Raise |
24% Lower |
48% Raise |
18% Lower |
10% Keep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
5% Lower, but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
0% Remove taxes on corporations and tax shareholder dividends instead |
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Unique answers from New Orleans voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8LYMN8Z4yrs4Y
Lower for small businesses, raise for big businesses, eliminate deductions, and loop holes
@95DR5292yrs2Y
Lower for both large multinational corporations and small businesses.
@8HJRBDY4yrs4Y
Lower as long as the money the company gets in tax backs gets used in the economy to create more jobs
@8HJQJ384yrs4Y
There should be an increase depending on the corporations current economic health.
@7LP98RN 3mos3MO
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When you click the "Learn More" tab it claims that the corporate tax rate (federal) is 35% but the Trump tax cuts lowered this to 17%. That's an important distinction for people who answer this question that may not have much prior knowledge about the corporate tax rate. Also, the international average is in the low 20%.
@9B8JWDG2yrs2Y
Raise and if they try to leave make them stay by force
@9VJZZCG2mos2MO
Raise significantly for large corporations but lower for small businesses, and also eliminate loopholes and deductions.
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