Companies also take advantage of the infrastructure that taxes pay for. As an example, what if FedEx/UPS didn't have to pay corporate taxes even though they heavily use public highways?
In my opinion, companies should pay taxes but there is room for debate as to what percentage they should be forced to pay.
>As an example, what if FedEx/UPS didn't have to pay corporate taxes even though they heavily use public highways?
If this is your concern then the simple solution is to fund public highways with fuel taxes. (This theoretically allows taxpayers to "cheat" by buying more fuel efficient vehicles, but I think we can live with that incentive structure.)
The question is, do they use these services proportionally to their corporate income or even over-proportionally, as often implemented by progressive taxation? Considering that they make money by advertising, I bet the infrastructure use is heavily sub-proportional.
In my opinion, companies should pay taxes but there is room for debate as to what percentage they should be forced to pay.