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Re:Bay Area cities are cracking down on free food at tech co... by s73v3r_ on Thursday July 26, 2018 @11:12PM (#17623180)
Why jump through all those hoops, instead of stopping at "increase salaries"?
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Re:Bay Area cities are cracking down on free food at tech co... by ThePadawan on Friday July 27, 2018 @04:40AM (#17624466)
Depending on legislature, it can be a win-win situation.

Example: Currently living in Switzerland, which has "Lunch cheques" [0]. Employees don't pay income tax on their value, employers don't pay social security on their value, local restaurants/takeaways get more customers.

[0] https://www.lunch-check.ch/en

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Re:Bay Area cities are cracking down on free food at tech co... by seszett on Friday July 27, 2018 @05:06AM (#17624572)
That's a "win-win" if you just take these particular employees and their company into account. It's a net loss for the state and the rest of its citizens however.
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