{"id":47370,"date":"2021-11-09T14:48:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T14:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=47370"},"modified":"2021-11-09T14:48:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T14:48:53","slug":"rt-jeff_jacoby-im-tired-of-politicians-who-dont-know-basic-economics-corporations-dont-pay-taxes-they-merely-collect-them-the-taxes-are-paid-by-consumers-through-higher-prices-by-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=47370","title":{"rendered":"RT @Jeff_Jacoby: I&#8217;m tired of politicians who don&#8217;t know basic economics. Corporations don&#8217;t pay taxes, they merely collect them. The taxes are paid by consumers (through higher prices), by company employees (through lower wages), and by investors &#038; pension funds (through lower returns). https:\/\/t.co\/z5jmwyay9I"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"\" dir=\"ltr\">RT @Jeff_Jacoby: I&#8217;m tired of politicians who don&#8217;t know basic economics.<\/p>\n<p>Corporations don&#8217;t pay taxes, they merely collect them. The taxes are paid by consumers (through higher prices), by company employees (through lower wages), and by investors &amp; pension funds (through lower returns). https:\/\/t.co\/z5jmwyay9I<\/p>\n<p>  &mdash; Warren Myers \ud83d\udc27\ud83d\udc3f (@warrenmyers)<br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warrenmyers\/status\/1458083647341441027\">Nov 9, 2021<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\nfrom Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/warrenmyers<\/p>\n<p>November 09, 2021 at 09:46AM<br \/>\nvia <a href=\"https:\/\/ifttt.com\/?ref=da&#038;site=wordpress\">IFTTT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RT @Jeff_Jacoby: I&#8217;m tired of politicians who don&#8217;t know basic economics. Corporations don&#8217;t pay taxes, they merely collect them. The taxes are paid by consumers (through higher prices), by company employees (through lower wages), and by investors &amp; pension funds (through lower returns). https:\/\/t.co\/z5jmwyay9I &mdash; Warren Myers \ud83d\udc27\ud83d\udc3f (@warrenmyers) Nov 9, 2021 from Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/warrenmyers &hellip;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=47370\" class=\"more-link pen_button pen_element_default pen_icon_arrow_double\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RT @Jeff_Jacoby: I&#8217;m tired of politicians who don&#8217;t know basic economics. Corporations don&#8217;t pay taxes, they merely collect them. 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