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Hollywood keeps its tax break in 'fiscal cliff' deal

Deuce said:
Jeez, they say our tax structure makes businesses flee to other countries,
and then get mad about tax benefits designed to prevent exactly that...
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Thats one "bussiness" I wouldn't have any problem with being off shored.

Actually off shored into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic.
 
Deuce said:
Jeez, they say our tax structure makes businesses flee to other countries, and then get mad about tax benefits designed to prevent exactly that...
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chasing away all the jobs except for the cronies, marvelous
 
Deuce said:
Jeez, they say our tax structure makes businesses flee to other countries, and then get mad about tax benefits designed to prevent exactly that...
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You mean helping Democrat donors and ****ing everyone else? Yeah, you lefties are so transparent. Look at you apologist for Democratic Party corruption.
 
mpg said:
chasing away all the jobs except for the cronies, marvelous
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Obama could take a **** on his dinner plate, and he'd say it a fine aroma. Obama can do nothing wrong.
 
American said:
You mean helping Democrat donors and ****ing everyone else? Yeah, you lefties are so transparent. Look at you apologist for Democratic Party corruption.
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Except that most of the Hollywood donors you're talking about are actors, while it is film and television executives who lobby for those tax breaks.

Actors =/= Executives
 
samsmart said:
Except that most of the Hollywood donors you're talking about are actors, while it is film and television executives who lobby for those tax breaks.

Actors =/= Executives
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And executives are not donors? Try coming up with an equation that works.
 
American said:
And executives are not donors? Try coming up with an equation that works.
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They are.

But they are also just as likely to be donors to Republican politicians as well.

And the executives of other industries are donors to politicians of both parties in order to get tax breaks too.
 
samsmart said:
They are.

But they are also just as likely to be donors to Republican politicians as well.

And the executives of other industries are donors to politicians of both parties in order to get tax breaks too.
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And movie stars are just as likely too. What are you kidding? And besides, it wasn't a break from the Republicans.
 
American said:
And movie stars are just as likely too. What are you kidding? And besides, it wasn't a break from the Republicans.
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Except movie stars are not necessarily the ones seeking out these tax breaks. Rather, it is the movie executives who are.
 
American said:
And movie stars are just as likely too. What are you kidding? And besides, it wasn't a break from the Republicans.
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Oh quit your snide bitching and read once in a while:


The OP was selective in choosing what business sector got something and left out what he didn't want to acknowledge and you just lapped it all up simply because you saw an opportunity to throw stones.
 
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Fenton said:
Thats one "bussiness" I wouldn't have any problem with being off shored.

Actually off shored into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic.
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Why? It's a significant development of our civilization's culture, a money maker, and continues to export American philosophies or culture abroad (however often they may go into counterculturalist sentimentality). The idiots in Hollywood are still of use, just as the ones who are in power of the studios have actual economic and political clout.
 
Corporate welfare is great if it helps your industry and horrible if it helps the other guys.

Good grief©
 
samsmart said:
Except that most of the Hollywood donors you're talking about are actors, while it is film and television executives who lobby for those tax breaks.

Actors =/= Executives
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The same execs that authrorise Liberal leaning themes in movies and television shows. 2 +2 = 4
 
specklebang said:
Corporate welfare is great if it helps your industry and horrible if it helps the other guys.

Good grief©
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Yeah, we don't hear the Libbos cryin' about the billions in subsidies the wind energy industry gets. They've been getting those subsidies for 20+ years and still can't stand one their own, without the subsidies.

Instead, we hear pissin'-n-moanin' about oil and gas subsidies that don't even exist. :lamo
 
....or the OP which is conservatives pissing and moaning about Hollywood.

I'm in favor of eliminating ALL corporate welfare. How say you?


apdst said:
Yeah, we don't hear the Libbos cryin' about the billions in subsidies the wind energy industry gets. They've been getting those subsidies for 20+ years and still can't stand one their own, without the subsidies.

Instead, we hear pissin'-n-moanin' about oil and gas subsidies that don't even exist. :lamo
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apdst said:
The same execs that authrorise Liberal leaning themes in movies and television shows. 2 +2 = 4
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Dude, Hollywood executives don't make movies because they want to push some kind of liberal agenda.

Hollywood executives make movies because they want to make money.

If there are any liberal themes in a movie it's because those Hollywood executives think people will pay to see them.
 
specklebang said:
Corporate welfare is great if it helps your industry and horrible if it helps the other guys.

Good grief©
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Now you're on the right track.

Expand that to include most general principles of democratic politics. Lobbyists, special interests, Congressional districts, and so forth.
 
samsmart said:
Dude, Hollywood executives don't make movies because they want to push some kind of liberal agenda.

Hollywood executives make movies because they want to make money.

If there are any liberal themes in a movie it's because those Hollywood executives think people will pay to see them.
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That and they can stand to tolerate the "artistic vision" of the screen writer and director who wants to "open our mind" about something or another.
 
It didn't take long for this thread to sink into ridiculous partisan bitch slapping.

"He hit me first."

"He hit me harder."

How about the fact that the pork barreling was wrong? American citizens are the real constituents, not special interests. Not Hollywood. Not the oil industry. Not Puerto Rican rum. It's wrong when Congress does that ****, no matter who they do it for. Lobbyists were all over that bill. That's wrong. That's a major part of the problem. Who gives a fat rat's ass who did it first and who got more? It's wrong. It's always wrong.
 
samsmart said:
Dude, Hollywood executives don't make movies because they want to push some kind of liberal agenda.

Hollywood executives make movies because they want to make money.

If there are any liberal themes in a movie it's because those Hollywood executives think people will pay to see them.
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How do you explain most movies pushing a Liberal agenda?
 
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