Bob Iger, Disney Chairman and CEO, spoke to CNNMoney about how he thinks that companies in America are paying too much in taxes. 1xbet عربي
Iger said that having high corporate tax rates is “anti-competitive” and that the tax system in the U.S. is “ridiculously complex.” He went on to say that he didn’t believe a company shouldn’t pay taxes, but that he thinks “the structure is off…the tax base should be lowered, and the loopholes should be closed.”
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has been campaigning about his feelings on the matter, taking big business to task for lower their taxes through loopholes. Sanders had the U.S. Government Accountability Office complete a report that showed “nearly 20% of large U.S. corporations that reported a profit on their financial statements in 2012 ended up paying exactly nothing in U.S. corporate income taxes.” The top corporate income tax rate is 35%.
Sanders has gone after Disney in the past, saying the company needs to keep jobs in the U.S. and that they are not paying their employees a living wage.
Iger countered by saying Disney “is a positive for the United States and for the world. مواقع روليت ” He said of Sanders, “He chose the wrong company to criticize. I thought that it was indicative of a person who had never been in business and had not taken the time to really understand and appreciate what the meaning of business is to the country. العاب مربحة ”
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