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A comment on Commission says Ireland granted undue tax benefits of up to €13B to Apple. Parent comment
What exactly is the argument against whistling back governments colluding with foreign corporations at the expense of domestic businesses?
> The EU was supposed to be about free movement, no "TARIFFS" as in impediments to TRADE within the block and a single currency.
The EU is about working together instead of each country racing each other to the bottom at the behest of non-EU interests and power blocks.
> unelected bureaucrats in Europe dictating to elected national governments
or you could read up on how it actually functions.
This is exactly the sort of job I would expect a EU competition commissioner to do. It's now up to the courts to verify if the findings are correct.
Regardless of the outcome, I'm very happy to see this part of the system works.
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What exactly is the argument against whistling back governments colluding with foreign corporations at the expense of domestic businesses?
> The EU was supposed to be about free movement, no "TARIFFS" as in impediments to TRADE within the block and a single currency.
The EU is about working together instead of each country racing each other to the bottom at the behest of non-EU interests and power blocks.
> unelected bureaucrats in Europe dictating to elected national governments
or you could read up on how it actually functions.
This is exactly the sort of job I would expect a EU competition commissioner to do. It's now up to the courts to verify if the findings are correct.
Regardless of the outcome, I'm very happy to see this part of the system works.