On: Foxconn Still Trying to Tap Dance Around Its Ever-Shrinking Wisconsin Promises

[robertAngst]

I know most people don't want government to be run with these 'back scratch' promises and corruption-

But those who advocate for more taxation, how do you stop this kind of corruption?

[mikeash → robertAngst]

How do you stop it with less taxation?

[haneefmubarak → mikeash]

Not the parent, but I think their general idea is that you can't give a tax break if there's no tax to give a break on.

[mikeash → haneefmubarak]

Sure, but there’s a big difference between less tax and no tax. You can still give tax breaks when taxes are lower.

[haneefmubarak → mikeash]

So the whole less taxes less corruption thing isn't my argument, but I think they meant less taxes as in the number of different taxes you can give breaks from, not the total percentage burden.

[mikeash → haneefmubarak]

The potential for tax breaks ultimately depends on the total amount you’d potentially pay. (Edit: even this isn’t the limit. Nothing says you can’t give companies more than they pay.) How it’s divided up doesn’t really matter.