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Old 01-06-2009, 09:32 AM   #136 (permalink)
Derwood
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Originally Posted by aceventura3 View Post
I came across some more "voodoo" supply side economics stuff.

I was reading 1/12/09 print edition of Forbes magazine, page 15 and came across some interesting information. Steve Forbes made a commentary on how Ireland "gets it". The corporate tax in Ireland is 12.5%, in the US it is the second highest in the world at 35% (not including state tax). Then he looked at corporate taxes as a percent of GDP. In 2007 Ireland corporate taxes collected as a percentage of GDP was 3.4%, in the US it is 2.7%. Imagine that, lower tax rates with a higher relative tax collection rate. I sure hope that Democrats start to "get it"

Are you seriously comparing two countries with such a vast disparity in population and GDP? You can do better than that.

BTW, Ireland is often propped up by Ron Paul supporters as well.
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