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It's a sad state of affairs indeed. It is is annoying that tax companies will be taxed so aggressively. There's a middle ground in a lot of things but it seems
by rationalfaith 6y ago
It's a sad state of affairs indeed. It is is annoying that tax companies will be taxed so aggressively.
There's a middle ground in a lot of things but it seems like Europe is becoming very antagonistic with aggressively taxing US tech companies.
- ChuckNorris89 6y agoThe tax is a countermeasure for the loopholes tech companies use to avoid paying tax here.
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoI suggest fixing the loopholes.
- ChuckNorris89 6y agoEasier said than done. Either by intentional design or by lack of resources, both EU and US govs have a hard time winning this game of whack-a-mole when these megacorps have armies of top lawyers and consultants who's sole focus is finding legal ways to avoid paying taxes.
- realusername 6y agoThat's kind of what has been done, they have now a turnover tax, which is much harder to avoid.
- naruvimama 6y agoThe EU has to come to terms with it. The EU consists of small countries each of which have a long tradition of being the safe house of dictators, black/drug/war/bribe/stolen money, shell companies, tax havens. None of them want to give up these privileges, until now that is. Now that these are starting to have an impact at home, they have just started cleaning up.
- realusername 6y agoUS tech companies had about 10 years to properly pay their taxes, if anything, the US government should be happy it's happening so late.