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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9yrs9Y

Yes

 @9G8MZ9SConstitution from Michigan  agreed…2yrs2Y

We the people could vote someone out of government if the government makes a mistake when they are included with the free market.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9yrs9Y

No, but drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9yrs9Y

Yes, and drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9yrs9Y

No, the government should not interfere with the free market

 @9G8MZ9SConstitution from Michigan  disagreed…2yrs2Y

The government should interfere with free market because we should be able to trust the government when they say that they are going to help.

  @mechanicalloser from Texas  answered…1yr1Y

We should ensure that economic practices and policies are just, support the common good, and help the poor and marginalized

 @9SGS2K2 from Kansas  answered…1yr1Y

Yes but only if that industry is vital to our national interest/defense. They should also increase taxes on outsourcing businesses

 @8NP97STfrom Oregon  answered…5yrs5Y

Dismantle any and all regulations that hinders potential economic growth, encouraging businesses to continue operations in India.

 @7YD8NPMGreen  from Texas  answered…1wk1W

No. This premise violates separation of powers as established in the Constitution. If Congress passes legislation to do so then fine.

 @Brandonnoe84Libertarian  from Colorado  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, and add a tariff on all manufactured goods, and a higher tariff if the other country does not meet our environmental, human rights, or workers rights standards.

 @9SFDBJZfrom Maine  answered…1yr1Y

No, government should make it easier to conduct business in the US without making it uneven for the companies (based on moving jobs blackmail).

 @9DJJP3S from Missouri  answered…2yrs2Y

to me, they should make the price just right for what you are paying for, not too expensive and not too cheap

 @9DJ6VBH from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but first eliminate corporate tax loopholes and offshore tax havens, and renegotiate our trade agreements with other countries to ensure they improve the quality of their working-conditions.

 @9DDQYGD from Illinois  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes but only to small companies, while large companies should be considered for having tax increases.

 @8M6DB3Lfrom Maine  answered…5yrs5Y

No. Unless you want to pop up sweatshops, then there is no economically feasible way to hold low-cost production in the US, even with considerable tax cuts. The US should invest in competence programmes and focus on high-quality manufacturing instead.

 @8HBLZNP from Kentucky  answered…5yrs5Y

 @8H8PL8R from Texas  answered…5yrs5Y

 @8GW6RJM from North Carolina  answered…5yrs5Y

This is not and should not be part of the President’s responsibilities. However, congress should offer incentives for companies that keep jobs in the U.S.

 @8GW4VVJLibertarian from Tennessee  answered…5yrs5Y

No, the government should not interfere with the free market, but there should be a competitive tax code for all, not just an individual company.

 @8GGSJHJ from Washington D.C.  answered…5yrs5Y

No, but all companies allowed to sell in the Country should have to adhere to basic labor laws.

 @B6LLR4W from Oklahoma  answered…3wks3W

Neither companies and corporations need to take a stand to keep jobs here in the United States for one reason and that job security and jobs are permitted

 @B6KGB83 from Washington  answered…4wks4W

Yes, but only for a limited time. If the company moves or closes during that time they have to pay back double the amount of tax breaks.

 @B6HJ8YW from Illinois  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, but only if there is a credible fear of being uncompetitive at a certain sector due to local policies, which risk job loss and economic pains.

 @B4FCJW4Republican from Georgia  answered…5mos5MO

Yes, but the president needs to impose tariffs on all of the countries who have ripped off the United States.

 @B3J54FS from Illinois  answered…6mos6MO

The government should make a fairer trade playing field to support domestic manufacturing, reduce deficits, ban unfair trade practices, and to induce a more competitive market.

 @B26K95C from Massachusetts  answered…9mos9MO

The only way tax breaks should be given to individual companies is if they outperform sales within their company, therefore, making it so that companies can be granted an incentive (Reward/tax break) for the work that they have done for their business while those that receive that tax break can keep some of that money they've earned from the job they accomplished within their company.

 @9ZPYRW8 from Wisconsin  answered…10mos10MO

there should be incentives to produce as much as possible locally without significantly raising cost of good beyond reasonable consumers budgets

 @9ZJSLTT  from Rhode Island  answered…10mos10MO

I would prefer nationalization of these anti American companies, but fine try this it doesn't sound bad.

 @9YMFVB9 from South Carolina  answered…10mos10MO

Yes. It is important to keep jobs in the US so we can be self-reliant if necessary, but the tax breaks should not be too large.

 @9YK6DHY from Wisconsin  answered…10mos10MO

I feel like that the government should give those companies a little break of like skipping 2 taxes, but then those companies should be back on their feet and if their not oh well

 @9YDT4K5 from Colorado  answered…10mos10MO

I think that Trump is doing a good thing giving tax cuts to the rich because then they will have more money to build more businesses so people without jobs can have one.

 @MAGA_Deplorable  from Washington  answered…10mos10MO

Abolish all income, corporate, and capital gains taxes instead and no company will ever want to move out of the US again

 @9XKGGTTIndependent from Texas  answered…11mos11MO

No, because the President should be more impartial towards companies. While it is ideal to keep jobs in the U.S., it feels somewhat hypocritical to the constitution and the free market if the President themselves gives out tax breaks to certain companies they may feel partial towards. Not only that, but it could be purely political on their part in order to gain support for the next election or for some other thing.

 @9XKFJ3Q from Texas  answered…11mos11MO

No, pass through of taxes, fines, layoffs to workers other than executives, HR or board, and increased material costs should be prohibited. That is a risk you take for going into business

 @9X8H5QR from Illinois  answered…11mos11MO

Incentivize businesses to stay in the US, but businesses that leave should have their goods taxed and tariffed to compensate for human rights violations and inferior working conditions

 @9WM8PGT from Tennessee  answered…11mos11MO

no, the taxes should not be so high that a company is forced to let go of workers because they can not pay their taxes. The government should lower taxes.

 @9WLD5C7 from Pennsylvania  answered…11mos11MO

I lean toward support for tax breaks if they promote justice, the common good, and the dignity of workers. However, it would also caution against any policy that fosters inequality, corruption, or harm to the broader society.

 @9W7TTRF from Pennsylvania  answered…11mos11MO

No , unless the business can identify to the higher ups that unfortunately they have failed but they wanna keep chasing there dream and not funding they after they blew all their business loans/money

 @9VD9344from Virgin Islands  answered…12mos12MO

Acredito que pode haver uma ordem executiva do Presidente dos EUA que incentive fiscalmente empresas específicas a manter empregos nos EUA. No entanto, não uma ordem no presidente, mas sim um incentivo fiscal que fica ao critério das empresas

 @9V7CBB7 from Michigan  answered…12mos12MO

Yes, after the fact. The role of tax credits in job creation should be as a reward for having done so.

 @9V5Z29HNo Labels from Missouri  answered…12mos12MO

Yes, but only for smaller companies, but for the larger ones, we need to increase the taxes and tariffs on outsorcing.

 @9V47WFZ from California  answered…12mos12MO

No, and:
Lets see. $7000 per job. For how long? For how much time?

If you spend that $7000 per worker *ON THE WORKER*, instead of to the company, would you have gotten more out of it?

If companies were charged money to import products made in other countries instead of made in the USA, would that help? (This is a thorny "where was it made?" question, and is not easy to answer).

 @9TYDH7Bfrom Pennsylvania  answered…12mos12MO

No. This is a state issue not a federal one and the federal government and President should not I therefore with the rights of a state to incentivize businesses to remain or open in it

 @9TQ2695 from Illinois  answered…12mos12MO

No, giving tax breaks to companies will not encourage them to create more jobs but to increase their profits

 @9TPMZTTGreen from Virginia  answered…12mos12MO

I dont think its entirely fair for companies to throw people on the street especially during a recession, but i also dont want businesses to believe if they want tax breaks they can threaten peoples' jobs and livelihoods.

 @9TGG23L from Wisconsin  answered…1yr1Y

if the US really needs specific jobs to stay afloat and not crash then yes but if they are constantly going under and it is very important then they should get more funding

 @9SVMR9F from Colorado  answered…1yr1Y

No, not the president. That sounds like an authoritarian dictatorship. However, yes the government can offer offer incentives to keep corporations here. It is important that corporations contribute some taxes to pay for the infrastructure they use ( roads, power, etc.) if the employee that works there pays taxes, the company should too.

 @9STG858  from South Carolina  answered…1yr1Y

No, but when a company outsources manufacture of goods, tax those specific goods as they enter the US, to incent US mfg.

 @9SSYWCF from Kentucky  answered…1yr1Y

Eliminate corporate taxes on any business that operates and bases it's company in U.S. but increase tariffs on companies that choose to import to the United States and base and operate outside the U.S. and increase tariffs on exporting goods from the U.S.

 @9SSSZ3QCommunist from Illinois  answered…1yr1Y

No, and nationalize their company if they try to offshore. The people should come before some CEO's or shareholder's profit.

 @9SQP6X2 from Missouri  answered…1yr1Y

Add payback clauses that keep them in the US and penalize afterward if they leave - put it on a sliding scale that gives larger breaks early and smaller later

 @9SM7GBG from Alabama  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but only for businesses that do not function as a corporation (they don’t have stock shares to sell nor do they offer bonds)

 @9SM5NVJ from Wisconsin  answered…1yr1Y

No, we need companies to stay in America to support our citizens and ensure US employees are getting paid appropriately.

 @9SKMWNT from Oklahoma  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, especially with regard to industrys which contribute to national security such as energy, infrastructure, defence, etc..

 @9SFVT55 from Ohio  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but, increase taxes on large chain companies and offer greater support to the family-owned businesses

 @9SDHS6LRepublican from Illinois  answered…1yr1Y

As long as the companies are held to a standard to keep the economic impact they are promising to be able to keep the tax break.

 @9S3V765Independent  from Texas  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but with limitations on the amount. Also increase import tariffs and taxes on any company moving out of the US.

 @9RZFLQM from Michigan  answered…1yr1Y

Regardless, if it's an American company in a different country, it should be held to the same safety standards as it would be in the US.

 @9RWV2ZZLibertarian from Texas  answered…1yr1Y

No, but deregulate industries such as manufacturing and oil drilling in order to make it financially viable

 @9RS6MXVRepublican from North Carolina  answered…1yr1Y

The government should reduce the corporate tax rate to keep jobs in the US. The President should not have the power to give tax breaks.

 @9RRTHL4 from Texas  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but include regulations to ensure this doesn't lead to increased loopholes for corporate tax purposes.

 @9RMB9T6 from Connecticut  answered…1yr1Y

If the company Instrumental to the state or federal economy, tax breaks should be allowed because it is in the best interest of the people in the community who stay relevant to that business. It contributes the local economy which intern contribute to the global economy

 @9RLM5Y2  from Ohio  answered…1yr1Y

It shouldn't be based on a specific company, but if there's a sector that we deem important we should be able to incentivize the sector.

 @9RDLD4H  from New York  answered…1yr1Y

Yes and no—I disagree with moving business overseas, but I think we should all have tax breaks; not just private companies

 @9R9H9VP from Kansas  answered…1yr1Y

Yes but only to companies or organizations that adhère to policies and are willing to bend the knee.

 @7YS3KJPIndependent  from Arizona  answered…1yr1Y

Yes; although I would prefer that these offers come from the states first with individual citizens' input.

 @9R6TJCL from Colorado  answered…1yr1Y

No, taxes should be lowered across the board to incentivize businesses to come back and/or stay in the U.S. which will increase jobs.

 @9QZZGCS from Arizona  answered…1yr1Y

No, increase taxes for wealthy businesses and provide other incentives for them to stay in the US instead.

 @9QTWSNL from Utah  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but there should a minimum of standards that company must follow for its employees to maintain tax breaks.

 @9PR8T4CAmerican Solidarity from Connecticut  answered…1yr1Y

No, but the law should be amended to require that any outsourcing company lose the ownership of their factories, tooling, trademarks, and patents should they outsource more than 75% of their production, with those things going to the workers that were employed at those factories; additionally, tariffs should be raised on all finished goods that are not cultural imports (such as items unique to a specific country)

 @9PJFYZD from Indiana  answered…1yr1Y

only if there’s a guarantee that the tax break is going to go to the employees and not the CEO and shareholders

 @9PDP9HV from Oklahoma  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but with guarantees that the companies will actually invest in US jobs instead of using the money for stock buybacks, executive bonuses, etc.

 @9NV3CVZ from Massachusetts  answered…1yr1Y

No, Open trade is good for our economy. Decrease taxes and tariffs on imports and develop faster, travel technologies to ensure the food and supplies gets here faster, and more fresh.

 @Paculino  from North Carolina  answered…1yr1Y

No, increase tariffs for imports and/or taxes for domestic to make the cost equivalent, and use the money to fund foreign aid and wage subsidies.

 @9MNBK5MProgressive from Kentucky  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but only for those companies that treat their employees fairly, pay a living wage, and provide benefits

 @9MDD3XT from Texas  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, moderately, and tariffs on outsourcing should take into account wages and conditions in the other countries and be flexible according to size of the business.

 @9LY2CL9 from North Carolina  answered…1yr1Y

Simply make it illegal to deal any business in the US without a strong and focused US presence and manufacturing sector for your business.

 @CreamDream  from Indiana  answered…1yr1Y

No, and companies that leave the U.S. should be promptly replaced by nationalized corporations run by the same staff.

 @9LNZDPR from North Carolina  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but there should be a penalty if they do not hire the amount of people required for the tax breaks.

 @9LLHW75 from Louisiana  answered…1yr1Y

No. The President does not have the power to change tax rates, nor should they. However, outsourcing jobs should come with a massive tax increase to offset the number of jobs lost.

 @9LJ9R36 from South Carolina  answered…1yr1Y

No, it will encourage more private companies to make threats about job losses in exchange for tax breaks

 @9LGT7RJ from Texas  answered…1yr1Y

All private companies should be abolished and nationalised, with every entity taxed at the same rate.

 @9LG7G92 from Minnesota  answered…1yr1Y

I believe companies should be taxed in a way equal to their size. if they make a large amount of money they should be both restricted and taxed at a higher rate than what they're at now.

 @9LBZJS6  from New Jersey  answered…1yr1Y

No, but companies should have to prove that there aren‘t qualified Americans to complete the functions of the job they are offering

 @9L9KX7J from Indiana  answered…1yr1Y

No, but drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outcourced businesses that could be done in the U.S, and also enforce that any outsourced business stemming from U.S. based companies be held to the same work standards for their foreign business practices that they would have to face if they were operating in the U.S. It should be illegal for corporations to oursource their labor to avoid human-rights labor laws.

 @9L7R77L  from VI  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, especially if they are companies that are improving the environment or other social needs e.g. a nonprofit organisation providing care and shelter for pet animals that have no parents.

 @9L4SDKK  from Nevada  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, so long as the companies can prove that they have reason to need these tax breaks to keep their business running.

 @9KZTL3S from Tennessee  answered…1yr1Y

In my stance, The government can interfere with the free market let alone them talking out of American company from moving out-of-state (country I mean) and finalizing the talk by cutting taxes for the company. Economically, I believe a corporation, having many factories across the country, has the free will to move what is right for them but, it is more efficient for that corporation and all other existing corporations to leave some factories behind operating, and to move some out-of-state.

 @9KTC98T from Montana  answered…2yrs2Y

Taxes should not be the primary reason for businesses choosing a location, the workers should have the final say.

 @9KJ3D25 from Massachusetts  answered…2yrs2Y

These companies that this is referring to make literally BILLIONS. Require them to pay livable wages and healthcare

 @9KHD9C8 from Idaho  answered…2yrs2Y

No. Keep gov't out of business. Abolish the IRS and the Federal Reserve. Companies keeping more can lower prices and pay employees more.

 @9KGSBHQ from Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

The government should police the conduct of a business, but it should not be allowed to assist the business in the form of tax breaks.

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