tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post6854919339192342063..comments2024-03-16T05:19:07.061-04:00Comments on Retirement Blues: Corporate Tax Rate and RevenuesJazzbumpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-34218637222581040182012-05-07T11:55:28.573-04:002012-05-07T11:55:28.573-04:00Right - rising profits as a % of GDP should drive ...Right - rising profits as a % of GDP should drive up taxes as a % of GDP.<br /><br />Good point.<br /><br />Comr to think of it, I don't recall looking specifically at profits/GDP.<br /><br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-24323258934897574292012-05-07T06:55:16.919-04:002012-05-07T06:55:16.919-04:00In addition to growth-of-gdp having an effect on t...In addition to growth-of-gdp having an effect on the trend since 1982, there is also growth-of-profits. As you pointed out <a href="http://newarthurianeconomics.blogspot.com/2012/04/ouroboros-and-irony.html?showComment=1334590459518#c6955761063040857375" rel="nofollow">not long ago</a>: <b>I don't consider the great growth in corporate profits since 1982 to be an especially good thing.</b><br /><br />Depending on the numbers used for Gurian's graph, "corporate profits" may be the same as the "corporate taxables" to which I refer in my post.<br /><br />Just as a slowdown of GDP could have caused the change of trend, so could profit as a rising share of GDP.The Arthurianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501331051089400601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-22746871144600739812012-05-06T22:16:25.636-04:002012-05-06T22:16:25.636-04:00Hey, thanks for the analysis, Jazz.Hey, thanks for the analysis, Jazz.The Arthurianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501331051089400601noreply@blogger.com