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An Apple executive recently said, "The U.S. has stopped producing people with the skills we need."
It's
hard for a nation to build work skills when its corporations, the
beneficiaries of a half-century of public support, have largely stopped
paying for education.
Most of the attention to corporate tax
avoidance is directed at the nonpayment of federal taxes. But state
taxes, which to a much greater extent
fund K-12 education, are avoided at a stunning rate by America's
biggest companies. As a result, public school funding continues to be
cut, and the worsening performance of neglected schools adds fuel to the
reckless demands for privatization. Inner-city schools are being
devastated by this insidious process.
Chronic Nonpayment
A 2011 report by Citizens for Tax Justice
(CTJ) showed that corporations pay less than half of their required
state taxes, which in addition to K-12 educational funding provide a
significant part of pension funding.
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