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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by anoncake on Sunday March 03, 2019 @07:17PM (#19297846)
> Countries that treat companies as if they a problem that need more tax (much of Western Europe) tend to have high unemployment and poorly performing economies where young people leave.

Maybe countries with high unemployment and poorly performing economies have a problem with companies paying too little taxes.

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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by Mirioron on Monday March 04, 2019 @07:07AM (#19300614)
How does that fix the problem though? The government doesn't create jobs, companies do.
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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by growlist on Monday March 04, 2019 @05:11AM (#19300112)
If only it were that simple.
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