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applegrove

(129,549 posts) Fri Dec 5, 2025, 12:39 PM Yesterday

Another Trump windfall for corporations who are supposed to pay a minimum tax.

Outrage as Trump quietly mulls fresh 'tax windfall' for corporations
— #TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2025-12-05T16:52:10.000Z

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Another Trump windfall for corporations who are supposed to pay a minimum tax. (Original Post) applegrove Yesterday OP

Think the tax will continue; however, the way research and development costs are handled will change. Typically, Silent Type Yesterday #1

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1. Think the tax will continue; however, the way research and development costs are handled will change. Typically,

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Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:00 PM

Yesterday

both parties have supported incentives for research and development in tax law.

I can't say what's right or wrong, but the fight over destructibility of accelerated depreciation, research costs, etc., has been going on since at least the 1960s. And Democrats have supported these too, especially when the economy is teetering.

Christ, the photos of trump prancing around cracks me up.

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