Should the President offer tax breaks to individual companies to keep jobs in the U.S.?
In March 2016, the Carrier air conditioning company announced it would move 1,400 jobs from the U.S. state of Indiana to Mexico. In November 2016 U.S. President elect Donald Trump and Carrier announced a deal which would keep 1,000 jobs in Indiana in exchange for $7 million in tax breaks. Proponents argue that the deal prevented jobs from moving overseas and will help grow the U.S. economy. Opponents argue that the deal will encourage more private companies to make threats about job losses in exchange for tax breaks.
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@B3J54FS2mos2MO
The government should make a fairer trade playing field to support domestic manufacturing, reduce deficits, ban unfair trade practices, and to induce a more competitive market.
@9D8G35C2yrs2Y
No, this is Congress's job and constitutional power
@9SMR4SBRepublican9mos9MO
I'm a firm protectionist on trade, so jobs must be kept in the U.S., in my opinion. However, I doubt that tax breaks would be an effective incentive towards achieving this goal.
@95SNWCT3yrs3Y
No, It doesn’t work. It just delays them leaving
@8KJ6DX55yrs5Y
As I support a national sales tax, I believe only people pay taxes. So there would be no business taxes.
@8DL59JS5yrs5Y
Yes, but only for legitimate national security purposes, such as maintaining capacity for domestic production of essential goods, like food, medical supplies, and weapons, or preventing unrest from displaced workers in rapidly-eroding domestic industries.
@8D8M3RN5yrs5Y
Lower the tax rates ofAmerican businesses that keep 80 percent or more of their jobs in America but increase taxes and tariffs on businesses who do not.
@8C8FXC45yrs5Y
Yes, and place tariffs and taxes on outsourcing businesses.
@9B47DGP2yrs2Y
No, instead increase taxes on businesses that outsource labor
@98MJN562yrs2Y
@MD1002yrs2Y
No, I do not think that the president has that power
@937XM233yrs3Y
Abolish the irs and adopt the fair tax
@92MQJWW3yrs3Y
Not the President's job. Talk to congress.
@95WSDDX3yrs3Y
Congress should offer tax breaks who keep jobs in the U.S.
@8ZMTRNJ3yrs3Y
No, and ban companies which outsource jobs from doing business or selling products in the U.S.
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