Time To Protest Corporate Tax Evasion?

Once again, I must thank Keith Olbermann for the inspiration for this blog. After Wednesday anti-tax rallies, Keith Olbermann bought up the point of corporation’s (whom many received bailout) use off shore accounts so they do not have to pay their due taxes, leaving most of the tax burden on the general public. This point was also marked by President Obama in his speech to Georgetown University on 4/14.

(And as a side note, I’d like to address the Associated Press who commented on Obama’s “Fledging Presidency.” Are you for real? What about his president is fledgling? He inherited a disaster from President Bush and everything he is doing is beginning to work. And lastly he has been in office for less than 100 days and in those 100 days has accomplished more than any other president. Look-Good People of the press. Don’t be stupid and say stupid things. I am really getting tired of moronic, biased reporting.)

Now back to the point of my blog, here is the point, so many want to blame the government for taxes and proclaim corporations and the free market the road to travel, but the corporations and free market are FREE LOADING on the American Public and we are more than ever we are paying their tax bills. Is this fair? Now granted many in the press are owned by a big corporation who undoubtedly are corrupt and potentially has off shore accounts. This is where we get biased reporting and fear mongering about the government; from the press owned by greedy corporations.

Many have spent Wednesday protesting the government and taxes while proclaiming free market is the answer. They only thing free in the free market is the corporations who obstructing tax policies and exploiting consumers. Should we not be protesting these corporations? Should we not be standing outside at AIG and Bank of America in protest? Why are we not protesting the exploitation of consumers from Capital One and American Express who are changing many terms and leaving many people stranded? Why are we protesting the government when they are trying now to stop it?

I came across a press release from the Department of Justice who is summoning names (John Doe) and officially gaining access to all off shore accounts to make corporations and all those practicing tax evasions to justice. And not surprising Credit Card companies are deep in the mix. Yes, our government is going after companies who are avoiding taxes, and this will take much of the burden off the American people. Now again several credit card companies got government bailout, Capital One, American Express and Discover.

So my question remains, who should we truly express our anger, hostility and protest? The government who we owe taxes for the police force, who keeps us safe, for the army that protects are borders, for school that teach our children and for parks for us to rest and enjoy. This is all supplied to us through our taxes and our government? So many are thankful and supportive our army and soldiers which is funded by our taxes. If we don’t pay taxes, we would not have military force.

Now there are those who believe all the above should be privatized, or without regulation, but take a look at how corporations have been behaving. They hide money in foreign accounts not to pay their fair share of taxes. They exploit their consumers and yet we want to trust these CEO’s and corporations with the things that are important in our life. Corporations use their own regulatory system that harms our food supply killing innocent Americans. Personally, I don’t trust a CEO to shine my shoes. Most likely they would spit, leave a stain so that I would constantly have to come for another shine. That doesn’t sound like a good investment of my money.