In the end, they are exactly the same thing. The profits come from where? Who pays for the profit or better, the profit margin?
If the corporation does poorly, they still pay the same percentage of tax. It is a fixed rate and easily passed to the consumer.
The outcome is the same as passing a tariff because the same people bear the cost: the consumer.
You’re arguing about which side of the bucket a person is getting their water from. It’s all the same bucket.
Let me put it to you another way. If two corporations made the exact same product but one was allowed to operate without paying any taxes. With all other business costs being equal, do you think both corporations would be selling that product for the same price?
