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that&#8217;s less than the amount of money the Federal government is spending that it doesn&#8217;t have.\u00a0\u00a0 The Corporate Income Tax already takes about $400 billion a year out of that $1.4 trillion, leaving around $1 trillion in after tax profits.<\/p>\n<p>US Business makes about another $450 billion from doing business outside the country (like Ford making cars in China).<\/p>\n<p>So who is it that&#8217;s still making a profit from their evilness?<\/p>\n<p>Member banks of the Federal Reserve\u00a0&#8211; $71 billion<br \/>\nOther Financial (Insurance, Goldman Sachs, etc&#8230;)\u00a0 $423 billion<\/p>\n<p>Tangible things:<br \/>\n\u00a0 &#8211; Computers\u00a0\u00a0 $39 billion<br \/>\n\u00a0 &#8211; Autos\u00a0 (lost $12 billion)<br \/>\n\u00a0&#8211; Food, Beverage, Tobacco &#8211; $37 billion<br \/>\n\u00a0&#8211; Oil and coal\u00a0\u00a0 $36 billion<br \/>\n\u00a0&#8211; Utilities &#8211; $25 billion<br \/>\n\u00a0&#8211; Information &#8211; $87 billion<br \/>\n\u00a0&#8211; Transportation &#8211; $34 billion<br \/>\n\u00a0 &#8211; Appliances &amp; Electrical equipment &#8211; $7 billion<br \/>\n\u00a0&#8211; Retail stores &#8211; $122 billion<br \/>\n\u00a0&#8211; Farming, Wood Products, Fishing, Mining, Construction, Real Estate, Lawyers, Accountants, Teachers, doctors, hospitals, restaurants, hotels\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 $331 billion<\/p>\n<p>This one table shows you how screwed up the government is &#8211; the large bulk of all corporate profits are lumped together in one item that is only explained in a footnote.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This table is based on what the United States used to do\/make about 50 years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So how big is the gap between a Capitalist United States and a Communist United States?\u00a0\u00a0 How big is the &#8220;Private Sector&#8221; and how much money does it make &#8211; those evil rich corporations&#8230; http:\/\/www.bea.gov\/newsreleases\/national\/gdp\/gdpnewsrelease.htm The government numbers like this &hellip; 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