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Tweets on corporate tax rate:

• , McCain’s plan would cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent — for ALL corporations, not just oil companies
• 2nd highest tax rate for businesses - but all those corporate loopholes! Let s see, 95% get tax breaks with obama vs. top 5% with McCain
• 75% of large corp. did pay ~40% in 05 http://tinyurl.com/6×897g The fact is U.S. s higher corporate tax rate will drive business overseas.
• @AliAkbar Possibly because the corporate tax rate would be lower than his income tax rate if Obama s elected?
• @JayMonster just remember that the US has the highest corporate tax rate in the world - Ireland has the lowest.but just keep taxing them
• @THEflyGIRL cutting the corporate tax rate
• @USA_Patriot Yeah - Like I said in the debate, our corporate tax rate is too high (ignore the fact that corporate revenue is low)
• @acarvin Not really sure that lowering the corporate tax rate will mean a lot to the American worker. If anything, it might do the opposite.
• @jongeiser America s corporate tax rate is already the highest in the developed world @ 39.3% when including state taxes. I m just saying..
• @mikepratt no, this: US has the 2nd highest corporate tax rate in the US. I m so happy people wanna raise it
• @neilpatel maybe because there s a hell of a lot more to the world than the US corporate tax rate.
• @petersantilli Obama will raise the corporate tax rate, already the 2nd highest in the world. How does this help? Drives MORE jobs away.
• @qthrul We should reduce the corporate tax rate 0% for first $75,000 and reduce the top rate to 30% to start. Similar for individuals.
• @winebratsf Maybe they have a corporate tax rate for insurance companies?
• A much better indicator of the corporate tax rate is the amount of taxes corporations actually pay. http://tinyurl.com/55zgcu
• America the Uncompetitive: Burdened by a corporate tax rate that s second highest in the world. http://tinyurl.com/69e7d5
• America’s Corporate Tax Rate 50% Higher Than Other Nations http://tinyurl.com/6h657t
• American Co s face 35% federal tax, avg 40% w/state taxes. Contrast, avg corporate tax rate in EU has been slashed from 38% in 1996 to 24%
• At the normal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, that represents a $3.5 billion savings for the bank and $3.5 billion less in taxes
• Corporate Tax Rate - http://blabline.com/corporate_tax_rate
• Corporate Tax Rate Illusions http://thenewscoverage.net/13484/
• Economics Links–06.02.08:
  Greg Mankiw likes Sen. McCain’s idea of a corporate tax rate cut.. http://tinyurl.com/5vm2kk
• Even Germany cut their corporate tax rate this year!!
• Exchange w/ ATT. If ur acct uses SSN, you can pay the $30 rate. If ur acct uses corporate tax id (ie. corporate account), you pay $45.
• Good point John. Bring home the point that our corporate tax rate is the 2nd highest in the world.
• Hot Off The {P}RSS: I do not want to hear about the marginal corporate tax rate.. http://tinyurl.com/6kfklk
• How do you to expand the economy? Reduce the U.S. corporate tax rate (highest in the world) Who has the lowest? Ireland!
• I have never heard of a “business tax” before. McCain - isn t it a corporate tax rate?
• Interesting insight in masters tax class - congressional research board shows lower corporate rate would not increase revenue
• Ireland’s Corporate Tax Rate is 12.5%: McCain, I ve heard you quote this wrong in the past week. Irel.. http://tinyurl.com/4q3hg7
• Marketplace of Ideas: The correct corporate tax rate: National Democrats are in high dudgeon over a .. http://tinyurl.com/6g2a5v
• McCain Advisor: Doug Holtz-Eakin, says cuts in defense spending could make up for reducing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%
• McCain Wrong on Corporate Tax Rate.. http://tinyurl.com/46vldu
• McCain gets his figures wrong on the Irish Corporate Tax Rate: Well some of us were up late last night and .. http://tinyurl.com/3sfjgo
• New blog post: Ireland should raise corporate tax rate… http://tinyurl.com/5d9ja9
• Question: did most corporations pay no corporate tax rate last year?
• Reading: “America has the second highest corporate tax rate in the world” (http://tinyurl.com/5axnzz)
• Say Anything: America’s Corporate Tax Rate 50% Higher Than Other Nations: This is a problem:

  .. http://tinyurl.com/6h657t

• Scott Hodge: “All 50 states impose a higher corporate tax rate than France.” #rton08
• Scott Hodge: “The US is only second to Japan for the highest corporate tax rate.” #rton08
• Second highest corporate tax rate in world - Amazing that companies even bother to operate here
• Senator McCain should have an economic summit, too. It would highlight his lower corporate tax rate plan, expansion of trade, and drilling.
• Suspension of corporate tax for 2 years (using 25% corporate tax rate) is roughly $80 billion for GE alone.
• The UK’s corporate tax rate remains higher than the global average of 25.9%, despite a 2% cut this year, according to a new study by KPMG.
• This Bud s for Belgium: Brought to them by America s corporate tax rate. http://tinyurl.com/636uxd
• Two-Thirds of Corporations Pay No Taxes, But McCain Still Wants To Lower the Corporate Tax Rate http://bit.ly/3DhFlR
• US has 8th highest corporate tax rate of 80 countries studied. McCain is right to favor cutting that. that will help this economy.
• US has the 2nd highest corporate tax rate in the US. I m so happy people wanna raise it
• USA has 2nd highest corporate tax rate in the world. WSJ: http://tinyurl.com/5vtp3p
• Watching the US presidential debate. Ireland corporate tax rate just got a mention.
• Why do people like Obama? McCain wants to reduce the corporate tax rate to 25%. I don t much about politics, but I like saving money.
• can someone tell me what Obama s take is on the corporate tax rate? early on his advisors talked of cutting it. can t find recent hard data.
• do we really think oil companies should have to pay a 35% corporate income tax rate? #vpdebate
• http://bit.ly/1hWwHy 90% of companies paid at most 5% in federal income taxes in 2000, despite the corporate income tax rate being 35%
• http://is.gd/1vD2- “second highest corporate tax …Ireland 12.5% rate captures 3.4%GDP than U.S. 2.5%GDP at 39.3% rate…”
• ireland s corporate tax rate is 12.5%, not 11%, sen. mccain.
• obama making a good point that our corporate tax rate is high *on paper* but not in practice due to accounting creativity.
• right now the united states has the highest corporate tax rate in the OECD… #current
• some reasons why we should cut the corporate tax rate, or consider it no less http://ping.fm/wCeYR

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Tweets on gfdl:

• 一見おかしく見えるが、 MySQL の GPL と商用の、デュアルライセンスがあることを考えれば妥当かと。私が Wikipedia と自分の著書に書いた文章は GFDL と独自のデュアルライセンスです。と説明できる、はず。
• @brianoberkirch Gustav looks like its lining up for LA/New Orleans area (according to the GFDL anyway). keep an eye on that my friend.
• @fuzheado Not GFDL? Or is it the taste?
• @jmiguel graias, tienes mi venia, considero mis twitteos son GFDL para la humanidad y mi desahogo para mi.
• @mmasnick new wrinkle in Wikipedia book fiasco: individual authors must be cited, per the GFDL…check comment #149 on the original story
• @spann gfdl..sorry
• @steveegg GFDL shows it reaching ~ 160mph before landfall. Just a model but still cause for concern. Gusts to 115 already.
• @vimoh do look up on creative license, GFDL and public domain too for more info on copyright options for content
• Ah, convinced another one to move from GFDL to CC-BY-SA #preaching
• CC or GFDL? Big debate. @DavidFeng: CC Uber Alles.
• GFDL model is the one I trust most and has been historically accurate.
• GFDL model shows TD #5 reaching hurricane status before landfall but the NHC isn t ready to go that far yet.
• GFDL shows Gustav as Cat 5 hurricane in Yucatan Channel on Friday headed towards central Gulf Coast http://ping.fm/68rXe
• L article sur le Wiki sur knol (http://tinyurl.com/5k4fnn) vient de Wikipedia et passe de GFDL en CC
• Looking at forecast models of TS Fay. The GFDL shows a Charlie like track across FL. http://bit.ly/1ENsz
• Looks like the Caribbean system will wind up in the Gulf; most models move it toward North Mexico or South Texas; the GFDL is the outlier.
• Making not-so -pretty-pictures… GFDL sucks.
• New GFDL has Fay coming up through the upper Keys and into SE Florida.
• New GFDL now has Fay moving north from Cuba and along Florida s east coast.
• Re-Tweet: johnwlittle: GFDL model run for hurricane Gustav. Hit the FWD button on the right to play: http://tinyurl.com/6g8noy
• Sure hope the 06Z GFDL is wrong!
• The GFDL is just over my house http://tinyurl.com/68mfmt
• The GFDL run for Gustav as it goes into the future is downright frightening and I hope it doesn t come to pass.
• The Wikipedia marked my 2005 article on Beijing s 7th Ring Road as dubious. Them using the GFDL, and us using CC NC, is what they get back.
• To my knowledge you can t do that with a GFDL content (transform it to Creative Commons)
• Trying to decide if I want to flip my CC-BY-SA content to just CC-BY, so it s GFDL-compatible.
• Underground intellectual property rights violations. Please get ready for your arrival. At the GFDL courthouse, that is…
• Why is it so hard to find public domain/GFDL or CC pictures of Ugandan food?
• Wikipedia fiasco summary: GFDL wiki article used on official site, then deleted for “copyright infringement”. Too insignificant to restore?
• Wikipedians debate Knol content licensing. Conclusion: cannot copy WP articles into Knol: CC-BY not compat with GFDL. Knol->WP OK.
• [Blog] Plone 3-Dokumentation unter BY-NC-SA und GFDL: F�r die Portal- und Content-Manageme.. http://tinyurl.com/5r89ha
• be a geek - Fay using GFDL model: http://tinyurl.com/6a6bz3
• everything on AboutUs is licensed CC/GFDL so if i put my companies logo on there have I just open licensed it?
• kgpg GFDL http://tinyurl.com/57oqzw
• que cacho es licenciar bajo gfdl, hay que poner un peazo de texto

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