(12-20-2017 06:15 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  Just wondering how many employees at these large corporations actually make less than $15 an hour? I wouldn't think there would be many.

These announcements are great news and a clear indication of just how generous this bill is to corporations.

Do you think there is a difference being a retail employee, IT wiz, or a VP of HR with an MBA? Corporate taxes are passed through to customers. And the higher the corporate tax rate the more likely American corporations off shore anything they can, see Ireland as an example.

(12-20-2017 06:19 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote:  

(12-20-2017 06:15 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  Just wondering how many employees at these large corporations actually make less than $15 an hour? I wouldn't think there would be many.

So $1000 extra for my kids is a bad thing because I make more than 15$ an hour... It's funny how fast and far the leftist have moved the 1% rhetoric.

Quote:These announcements are great news and a clear indication of just how generous this bill is to corporations.

And how solid and strong private industry is good for people.

Not my point at all. Several announced that they were raising their minimum wage to $15 an hour. I was wondering how many of their employees made less than that currently.

(12-20-2017 06:19 PM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(12-20-2017 06:15 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  Just wondering how many employees at these large corporations actually make less than $15 an hour? I wouldn't think there would be many.

These announcements are great news and a clear indication of just how generous this bill is to corporations.

Given that the U.S. corporate tax rate was one of the highest on the planet, I think that was one of the major points for the bill.

But wasn't the actual rate averaging around 21%?

(12-20-2017 06:27 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(12-20-2017 06:15 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  Just wondering how many employees at these large corporations actually make less than $15 an hour? I wouldn't think there would be many.

These announcements are great news and a clear indication of just how generous this bill is to corporations.

Do you think there is a difference being a retail employee, IT wiz, or a VP of HR with an MBA? Corporate taxes are passed through to customers. And the higher the corporate tax rate the more likely American corporations off shore anything they can, see Ireland as an example.

What does your comment have to do with mine?

(12-20-2017 06:41 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  

(12-20-2017 06:27 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(12-20-2017 06:15 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  Just wondering how many employees at these large corporations actually make less than $15 an hour? I wouldn't think there would be many.

These announcements are great news and a clear indication of just how generous this bill is to corporations.

Do you think there is a difference being a retail employee, IT wiz, or a VP of HR with an MBA? Corporate taxes are passed through to customers. And the higher the corporate tax rate the more likely American corporations off shore anything they can, see Ireland as an example.

What does your comment have to do with mine?

What does you comment have to do with mine? Why not go to AT&Ts 10K, annual report, use google to answer you questions?

(12-20-2017 06:15 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  Just wondering how many employees at these large corporations actually make less than $15 an hour? I wouldn't think there would be many.

These announcements are great news and a clear indication of just how generous this bill is to corporations.

= A very clear example of how not punishing corporations works in the favor of the employees.

Kills the left's "Trickle down economics doesn't work" line rather abruptly.

(12-20-2017 03:47 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  It's not a wage increase. It's a bonus.

I don't remember Obama policies getting me a bonus. Yes that's right no Obama bonus. Hell I didn't even get an Obama phone.

(12-20-2017 04:26 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(12-20-2017 03:56 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  LOL Only leftists can spin capital investment and employees receiving a bonus as a bad thing.

And only ignorant folks can totally mischaracterize what's been said in attempt to score cheap points.

Dude, nowhere did anyone here state that either the increased infrastructure spending or the bonus was a bad thing. Clearly, based on your post, we are justified in trying to bring necessary tempered expectations to the discussion.

No you just said the tax reform plan that got us to this point was a bad thing. That's all.

I think every corporation that announces bonuses to its employees or new investment here in the USA over the next year or so should make it very clear what role this tax bill had in their decisions.

(12-20-2017 08:19 PM)Old Blue Wrote:  

(12-20-2017 03:47 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  It's not a wage increase. It's a bonus.

I don't remember Obama policies getting me a bonus. Yes that's right no Obama bonus. Hell I didn't even get an Obama phone.

I bet you got an obamacare health insurance premium increase

Liberals: It's not a wage increase its a bonus that they are using as a cheap PR stunt

Worker: thats nice. The bank will cash it either way

(12-20-2017 10:23 PM)solohawks Wrote:  

(12-20-2017 08:19 PM)Old Blue Wrote:  

(12-20-2017 03:47 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  It's not a wage increase. It's a bonus.

I don't remember Obama policies getting me a bonus. Yes that's right no Obama bonus. Hell I didn't even get an Obama phone.

I bet you got an obamacare health insurance premium increase

Sure as hell didn't get the $2500 in savings that Obama promised