What is missing from these discussions is a fact that most people overlook: Corporations do not pay taxes, corporations collect taxes. No corporation pays taxes, the consumers of their products pay taxes. If the government increases the tax rate, the companies increase the product cost to pay for it, and consumers get soaked.

But the average voter doesn't see this. He only sees "McCain gave big tax breaks to Big Oil, but Obama is going to stick it to those evil rich guys, and the world will be sunshine and rainbows."

If we wanted our economy to grow, and employment to go up, then the government should eliminate ALL corporate taxes. Then companies would flock to the U.S., and employ a lot of U.S. citizens.

These citizens would earn income, and pay taxes. They would buy things, and pay sale taxes. The products produced by the corporations would be exported, because their costs would be low. More people would be hired for the increase in production.

The corporations would make a big profit, and either 1) pay dividends to their stockholders, who would then pay taxes. Or, 2) buy equipment / products, which would be taxed, or 3) hire more people, who would pay taxes.

After all, a corporation is only a piece of paper. If we aren't going to sign on to the Fair Tax, then we should at least eliminate all corporate taxes, which would encourage these corporations to move to the U.S.