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Originally posted by XOC:
I believe I read that Exxon pays more in taxes than the lower 50% of US citizens combined. That equals around 30 billion in taxes for one oil company. Good for them they are making profits.
But you are comparing corporate taxes to individual taxes.

If my company gets taxed higher, I'll just pass those costs along to the customers. I can't do that with my personal income tax.

(Out of curiosity, does anyone know what the upper 50% pay in income tax?)
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