19.4% IS ACTUAL CORPORATE RATE PAID
As a group, the 288 corporations (profitable Fortune 500 companies) paid an effective federal income tax rate of 19.4 percent over the five-year period, 2008-2012. […]
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TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR PAID A 9.8% TAX RATE OVER 5 YEARS
Corporations in the financial sector paid an 18.8 %. In the aerospace and defense sector, corporations paid a16.7% Transportation sector corporations paid 16.4 percent. Oil, […]
5 YEARS 5 COMPANIES $77 BILLION IN TAX BREAKS
Wells Fargo, AT&T, IBM, General Electric, and Verizon enjoyed over $77 billion in tax breaks between 2008 and 2011. Source: http://www.ctj.org/corporatetaxdodgers/sorrystateofcorptaxes.pdf
INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTE 46%; CORPORATIONS,13%
As corporations’ contributions have dropped by 3/4 to only 1/4 the level in 1944. Individuals’ percentage has remained steady. The cost of maintaining our democracy […]
LOWEST CONTRIBUTIONS BY CORPORATIONS
Corporations contributed 38% of federal revenues in 1944. In 1950 , corporations contributed 30% of federal revenues. 13% is corporate contribution to federal revenues in […]
58% of Republicans say colleges and universities have a negative effect on USA
“A majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (58%) now say that colleges and universities have a negative effect on the country, up from 45% last […]
MEDICAL GROUPS OPPOSING REPUBLICAN HEALTH INSURANCE PROPOSALS
American Medical Association; American Hospital Association & Federation of American Hospitals; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; American Health Care Association; America’s Essential Hospitals; America’s […]
12,587 Syrian refugees entered US; 280,000, Germany (both figures for 2016)
4.8 million are refugees outside of Syria; 6.0 million more, internally displaced. Germany interior ministry said about 280,000 migrants applied for protection in the year; 890,000 applications received […]
72% Support Raising the Cap on Social Security
On October 20-21 2016, Public Policy Polling conducted interviews asking: “Do you support or oppose increasing – not cutting – Social Security benefits by asking […]
15% of Americans Foreign Born (22% of Canadians, 28% of Australians)
Percent of Population Foreign Born 28% Australia 22% Canada 15% Germany 15% USA 13% United Kingdom 13% Spain 12% France Source: https://priceonomics.com/which-countries-have-the-most-immigrants/