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Re:European Union plans to tax tech giants on local revenue by refurb on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:35PM (#16524666)
Capital doesn't have borders. You may have people willing to build products, but can you get the capital you need to execute if those same investors can send their money to another country and get a better return?
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Re:European Union plans to tax tech giants on local revenue by vidarh on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:39PM (#16524701)
It doesn't matter where the money is sent if the EU starts getting court orders to block your services in the EU if you don't pay taxes for targeting EU consumers.
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