Tax receipts on corporate earnings have declined noticeably, indicating either tax avoidance behavior or actual earnings decline, but combined with other data suggests real earnings deterioration is occurring despite accounting gimmicks and CFO manipulation of reported earnings.
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John LoderingEvidence Quote
“you look at the actual tax receipts uh by the treasury um you know the the tax receipts on earnings have have gone down so uh either companies are you know playing games and avoiding taxes which you know they certainly do plenty of that but you know the earnings seem to be dropping off a cliff [59:32]”
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:42:20 PM
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