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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by tonyedgecombe on Sunday March 03, 2019 @01:52PM (#19296066)
The trouble with that is it will penalise low margin businesses, Apple could easily afford it on their 30% margin but a budget PC maker with a 3% margin would struggle.
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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by ttoinou on Sunday March 03, 2019 @03:24PM (#19296605)
Small businesses are already penalized by our current laws and ways of taxing profits. I believe the alternative I am proposing (that will never come to reality) is easier for everyone
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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by magduf on Monday March 04, 2019 @11:48AM (#19302627)
Sure, it's easier, but it also means you'll just have a bunch of giant vertically-integrated monopolies. Easier, sure, but I don't see how that's better.
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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by ttoinou on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @03:57PM (#19314175)
It's better because it's cheaper for everyone to do business. More competition, everything gets cheaper.
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