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CMV:The right is inherently selfish

Whilst this is based on my experience of UK politics I think it could also apply to US politics as well. There seems to be a trend by the right to try and keep taxes low and cut social spending wherever possible. Privatisation and capitalism are promoted along with the accumulation of wealth. We are told there is trickle down economics but in reality this does not happen either from individuals or companies who are creative with taxes and avoid contributing to society. There is a reluctance to support any ideas that benefit the population as a whole, education spending, supporting the NHS or the removal of the Affordable Care Act. 

Please convince me that the right wing parties such as the Republicans or Tories do actually care about all sections of society.
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Taxation is a great example of this and how the right gets "thrown under the bus" for their low-taxes stance. **Corporations don't pay taxes, their customers do.**

Let's do a little business 101. Business sells stuff and earns revenue. Then business pays all the expenses required to sell that stuff and we have gross profit. Then that profit is taxed and we have net profit (which is ultimately why the company exists). A business that fails to earn a profit will fail.

It's commonly accepted that the price you pay for a product is related to the cost to make that product. E.g. if an iPhone costs $500 to make, you're going to pay over $500 to buy it. Also in those expenses though are taxes. So if the cost to make iPhone + taxes = $600, you're going to pay over $600. That's true for every single for-profit company -- including those making baby formula, bikes for people who can't afford to buy cars, hammers for people who have to swing them to make a living, etc.

So the republicans want to cut taxes for those businesses. The left screams "look, the republicans love big business and hate the poor!" Is that true? If you look at it from the perspective of the single mother who will be able to buy baby formula cheaper it's hard to make that argument.

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Let's take it a step further. Those huge companies like Apple have 100s of people working on tax compliance and ensuring Apple pays as little tax as possible. That's why Apple has billions in cash overseas that they can't bring back to the US. Your local mechanic or bagel shop has to comply with the same tax code but doesn't have the resources to figure out how to put the money overseas and avoid taxes.

Who are the low taxes unfair to here? The giant corporation with the resources to avoid high taxes or the small businesses paying more % than the biggest companies in the world?