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Re:Why a German billionaire says that pledges like Mark Zuck... by jstalin on Thursday December 03, 2015 @12:27PM (#10670933)
Politicians should decide how your money is spent, not you.
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Re:Why a German billionaire says that pledges like Mark Zuck... by kuschku on Thursday December 03, 2015 @12:38PM (#10671046)
Voters should decide how taxes are spent, not billionaires who evade taxes.
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Re:Why a German billionaire says that pledges like Mark Zuck... by thatswrong0 on Thursday December 03, 2015 @01:19PM (#10671438)
Tax avoidance =/= tax evasion. One is legal, one is not.
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Re:Why a German billionaire says that pledges like Mark Zuck... by kuschku on Thursday December 03, 2015 @01:22PM (#10671467)
One of them is breaking the law, the other is working around it – but the intention is the same.
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Re:Why a German billionaire says that pledges like Mark Zuck... by thatswrong0 on Thursday December 03, 2015 @05:24PM (#10673177)
Not in my mind - no one pays more tax than they need to. Are we saying that every person in the country has the same intention as illegal tax evaders?

It's hypocritical to point out someone who is avoiding tax just because they are doing it on a larger scale than you unless you voluntarily pay more taxes to the government than you need to.

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