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Re:European Union plans to tax tech giants on local revenue by Balero on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:58PM (#16524848)
Remove Their business license if they are continuing to run whilst not "making a profit". If they continue to do this indefinitely, they should be removed from the market, for the good of the ecosystem. They would be pushing out potentially profitable competitors (who would pay tax).
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Re:European Union plans to tax tech giants on local revenue by briandear on Monday March 05, 2018 @05:07PM (#16524934)
Ok. So then what? They simply close offices and fire workers in a specific country — but that doesn’t stop people from visiting Google or clicking on ads. If you suggest governments should block websites, then that’s a dangerous path.
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Re:European Union plans to tax tech giants on local revenue by matthewmacleod on Monday March 05, 2018 @06:20PM (#16525486)
It does seems scary because of the implications of it. I'm not sure how to get the balance right, though. We wouldn't be that worried about preventing a company who refused to comply with e.g. product safety regulations from trading.
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Re:European Union plans to tax tech giants on local revenue by lossolo on Monday March 05, 2018 @05:12PM (#16524992)
It's not so simple, what if I reinvest for 3 years all my profits ? I have no profits for those 3 years because I am investing in my company long term.
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