Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.
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Puerto Rico loses out on billions of dollars annually because it is treated unequally under a range of federal programs, including tax credits available to millions of households in the States that do not pay federal income taxes.
One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes.
You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.
Federal program and services outlay in Puerto Rico is approximately $10 billion per year.
I'll tell you who doesn't have any personal responsibility. Companies like General Electric and others who pay absolutely no income tax.
If we had zero corporate tax in this country, tens of millions of jobs would get created in this country for no other reason.
We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.
The corporate income tax, in particular, is a tax that puts American corporations at a disadvantage.
Corporations must pay tax.
Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme in Puerto Rico and residents do not have voting representation in the Congress.