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Re:Google used a tax loophole to shelter $19.2B by crdoconnor on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @06:26PM (#16056889)
>Don't indict corporations for following the tax code, change the laws.

I wouldn't have done in the past before Google hired lobbyists, but if they're sending people to Washington to "help" draft laws then pretending that they are not culpable is simply dishonest.

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Re:Google used a tax loophole to shelter $19.2B by compiler-guy on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @06:41PM (#16056997)
Don't know about you, but I tend to vote for politicians that enact my policy preferences.
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Re:Google used a tax loophole to shelter $19.2B by paulddraper on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @07:03PM (#16057124)
You're probably also the sort of person that donates time/money to candidates whose positions align with yours, rather than their opponents.
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Re:Google used a tax loophole to shelter $19.2B by andrepd on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @08:23PM (#16057532)
Yes, but I'm a person, Google is not. Government runs (ostensibly) for the benefit of the people, so people get to have a say in it.
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