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Re:40% of multinational profits are shifted to tax havens ea... by Redoubts on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:38AM (#21573987)
That extreme minority of people have a lot more power to influence the system than the common man. It makes one wonder how the system got to be the way it is in the first place.
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Re:40% of multinational profits are shifted to tax havens ea... by disintegore on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @10:54AM (#21574223)
I don't mean to diminish their effect on the world. What I'm saying is that if we take down Epstein and lapidate Bezos and whatnot, some other unscrupulous person will take their place.
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Re:40% of multinational profits are shifted to tax havens ea... by Red_Leaves_Flyy on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @11:34AM (#21574861)
That's a bridge to cross when it's arrived at. As it is impossible to foresee every eventuality we can only deal with the problems at hand taking reasonable precautions in the process.
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