Jill, the US has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. The 1 % pay more than their fair share... 1st, they pay 35 % on income tax ( additional state and local taxes. )..next, if they have anything left over and risk it by investing and they make a profit, they pay ANOTHER 15% in capital gains....THEN when they die, they pay FROM THE GRAVE, another 55 % in DEATH TAXES...And you don t think they pay enough ????? Jill, Have you NO HEART ? As the Annoy Falmouth moan and groan about the 1 %, Who the Heck do you think donate the funds for new wings at Hospitals, Community Colleges and Museums ???? It is those awful , greedy 1 % ..... And how does the 99 % repay these generous souls ? By waging class warfare and ENVY..... Well BOOOOOOO On YOUUUUU...... Thank GOD for the 1 %

Mr. Kelly's rant is typical of the 1%. He would LOVE us to believe the poor rich folk are unfairly maligned. If any true blue blooded Hinghamite actually pays 35% then they certainly not a true blue 1%er. What's your EFECTIVE tax rate? Closer to 20% I'd bet> Those truly wealthy among us live off of dividends anyway so all they pay IS 15%. Death tax? Really? For 2011 and 2012 it's only 35% with a 5 Million exclusion, you poor babies. Unlike YOU heartless bastards, Jill has a heart, and fortunately there are many more of us. And thank you so much for your generous tax write offs, oh sorry donations. Yea it's about the tax write of and getting your name on that plaque to show us po fok how wonderful you all are. There are exceptions, Gates, Buffet AND the anonymous donors who give for the sake of giving not for the sake of discussion at the club.

In reply to Glenn Kelly,
Actually Japan has the highest corporate tax rate at 40%. After deductions, domestic corporations pay 37% and MNC's(multinational corporations) pay 38%. The united States is No. 2 at 35%. However after deductions, most domestic corporations pay 23% and MNC's pay 28%. Some pay even less. In 2010, 37 corporations paid no taxes. Verizon had a profit of 12 billion in 2010. At the rate of 35%, they should of had a tax bill of 4.2 billion, right? WRONG! After deductions, they had a NEGATIVE tax liability of 703 million! It gets even better with General Electric 10.5 billion in profit and a 4.7 BILLION negative tax liability. The important thing to remember is it's the EFFECTIVE TAX RATE that counts. Still feel bad for the 1% Glenn?

In fact it is truly impossible to tell who's paying more in taxes. The tax codes, breaks and incentives make any kind of one-to-one comparison the subject of a doctoral thesis. One of the problems this country faces is our inability to act on a complex world. We want to believe everything has a simple answer, when it just isnt' so. In theory the US has a high corporate tax rate, but to factor in all the exceptions, exemptions adjustments and perquisites and subsidies creates a different but unclear picture. One thing is very clear: industrialized nations with low corporate tax rates boast personal sales tax rates above 15% -- in MA it's 6.25%, but there are a lot of exemptions. Every nation has to figure out how to pay for what's important, whether it be human resources or physical infrastructure (highways, pipelines, ports and airports etc). What IS fair? As these posts show, we are at a point where everyone in this country thinks themselves are paying too much and others are getting an unfair break. Will any one out there vote for a long-term, reasoned and patient conversation on this very difficult topic? That's what I will look for an every candidate for every office; but hold out little hope.

Jill,
You personify what is so bad in America. You punish achievement and you suffer from envy. The Dems created this entire mess. It started with LBJ and today you reap the benefits of a welfare state run amok. OK, let s do it your way...tax the hell out of all the companies... Then watch for the breadlines. I applaud the 1 % and although I am nowhere near them... I aspire to do better. Greed and envy aint good box office Jill....... Rewarding achievement is !

I guess when confronted with facts and reality, those that do not agree (or refuse to see) attack the messenger. It's not about greed and envy - it's about leveling the playing field.

(con't) - environmental pollution - species extinction - global climate change - over reliance on non-renewable fuel resources - over-population -

Hear, hear! Even by Massachusetts' modest standards, Warren represents a frighteningly radical school of thought (literally and figuratively). She takes full credit for the Occupy movement. Can you imagine what she'd claim and invent during her lucid periods? Furthermore, like Barark and his boys, Warren is a divisive individual when this country is in desperate need for someone who can bring us together and stop the absurd in-fighting. Scott Brown is far from perfect but he has abundantly demonstrated that empty phrase of being bi-partisan. His head and heart are in the right place. Ms Warren's are MIA.

You 2 are delusional! Selective memory, remember the Bush years, hunh? That's how we got here, coming back to ya? The time to change course was 10 years ago, where were you? Probably putting together a nice bag of credit defaults to pawn off on someone. Mr Brown's head and a** are clearly in the hands of big money. Need proof? Not hard to follow the money. You Regressives, Baggers, empty suits and Mitt wanna be's fear Warren and what she represents. She certainly isn't going to help you money bags and you don't need it. Get on your yachts and just go away and take your money, oh yea it's all off shore anyway. We won't miss you big tippers. Thanks for the trickle down.

Chipper. What has Sal stated that's not fact?

Do you know that's what she means? As a small-time contractor for many years, I have repeatedly witnessed the ability of the very wealthy to manipulate the local zoning boards, selectman, and even courts to get what they want. No they don't always get their way, but time after time they just wear down the system. Meanwhile the working-class homeowner simply doesn't have the ability to fight and bend regulations to get their own way. Kudos to the successful entrepenour who works hard and makes a fortune. But the wealthy do get preferential treatment, even while they pay my bills. It's not necessarily about redistribution, rather equal opportunities to live a decent life.

Thank-you Sam.

I usually go to the source and ask them what they really mean if I am not sure. I too, work hard, make sacrifices, volunteer in my community, pay my taxes. I am a small business owner who was able (through hard work) to hire one person last year, and am hoping to hire two people this year. In my own small way I am am trying to help the economy.

Can someone please explain to me when this country became the Soviet Union? Trust me, if this was a really a "communist" country then you wouldnt be able to make posts or have free speech like we do. Do me a favor stop getting your news from Hannity and Rush and actually form an intelligent argument.

Jill is typical of the new mind set of invented rights. Right to health care, right to contraception...hey Jill, I want a right to free cigars and guinness.

HAHA Jill ! FINALLY SOMETHING WE AGREE ON !!! See you at Liam Maguires on St Paddies Day