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Rich people are not the cause of a robust economy, they are the result of a robust economy. Ron Garret, Patriotic Millionaire and Angel Investor
In 10 years:
📈CEOs’ average pay increased by $5.2 million
📉Average worker’s pay increased by less than $10,000
U.S. inequality can be linked directly to corporations:
🔻Depressing incomes for average Americans
🤑Stuffing pockets of executives
#TaxCEOs
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FedEx
💸2017 tax bill $1.5 billion
💰2017 lobbying efforts $10 million
📉2018 tax bill $0
2018
Spent $240 million less, cap. investments
Spent $1.6 billion in stock buybacks (doubled since 2017)
Eliminated bonuses
Tell us again how cutting taxes benefits the average worker?
1/ It’s not just FedEx and Amazon. These companies paid $0 in federal taxes in 2018:
Activision Blizzard
AECOM Technology
Alaska Air Group
Ameren
American Electric Power
Aramark
Arrow Electronics
Arthur Gallagher
Atmos Energy
Avis Budget Group
Celanese
Chevron