Friday, March 25, 2011

GOP: All belong to our party. (Snicker, snicker)

G.E. paid no taxes on $5.1 billion in profit

By Brett Michael Dykesbrett Michael DykesFri Mar 25, 11:24 am ET
As Washington worries about the United States' growing deficit problem, there's mounting evidence the government is failing to collect taxes from wealthy individuals and corporations. A piece in today's New York Times by David Kocieniewski outlines how G.E. skirted paying any taxes on $5.1 billion in profits in 2010--in addition to claiming a $3.2 billion tax credit.