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John F. Kerry’s policy on corporate tax

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Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

  John F. Kerry voterbaseKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes

John F. Kerry’s answer is based on the following data:

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John F. Kerry voters

Answer: Keep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 305 voters that voted for John F. Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election.

Party influence

Democratic Party Answer: Raise

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: “"At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, we believe the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations must pay their ...” ‐democrats.org

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Very strongly agree

Keep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes

Kerry strongly advocated for closing tax loopholes and eliminating deductions that allowed corporations to avoid paying their fair share. This stance aligns perfectly with keeping current rates but eliminating deductions and loopholes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Increase for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses

Kerry's campaign emphasized the importance of supporting small businesses and ensuring large corporations pay their fair share. This stance aligns with the idea of increasing taxes for large corporations while lowering them for small businesses.

Agree

Raise

John F. Kerry, during his 2004 presidential campaign, advocated for a fair tax system. While he did not explicitly call for a raise in corporate taxes, he did express concern about corporations paying their fair share. Therefore, he might somewhat agree with raising corporate taxes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Lower, but eliminate deductions and loop holes

While Kerry did advocate for closing tax loopholes and eliminating deductions, he did not explicitly call for lowering corporate tax rates. Therefore, he might somewhat agree with this statement, but not strongly. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Maintain the current rate

While Kerry did not explicitly call for maintaining the current corporate tax rate, his focus on fairness in taxation suggests he might not be opposed to maintaining current rates, provided loopholes and deductions were addressed. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Lower

Kerry's campaign focused on ensuring corporations paid their fair share, which would likely not involve lowering their tax rates. Therefore, he would likely disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Remove taxes on corporations and tax shareholder dividends instead

Kerry's campaign did not advocate for removing taxes on corporations and taxing shareholder dividends instead. His focus was more on ensuring corporations paid their fair share, which would likely not involve removing their taxes entirely. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Raise

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 25,607 voters that identify as Democratic.

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