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Re:Facebook tax court trial begins over Ireland offshore deal by m_eiman on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @12:44AM (#22363323)
There should also be no speed limits, since some people drive too fast anyway. And murder should also be legal, since some people murder anyway. Let’s just remove all laws, since they’ve all been broken at some time.
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Re:Facebook tax court trial begins over Ireland offshore deal by manigandham on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @12:52AM (#22363363)
That's nonsensical and not even close to what was being said.

Taxes are not a moral issue nor do they have a victim. The proposal isn't to eliminate them entirely, only to remove corporate income tax and make it up in other changes for a net win for the economy, and it's perfectly reasonable to discuss.

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Re:Facebook tax court trial begins over Ireland offshore deal by seibelj on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @12:52AM (#22363365)
Your argument is totally irrelevant to corporate tax rates. I’m not advocating for legalizing murder, stop being ridiculous.
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Re:Facebook tax court trial begins over Ireland offshore deal by kinleyd on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @12:57AM (#22363388)
The key difference is there is no large industry of lobbyists working for reckless driving and murder. If there was, I daresay some rethinking would be in order, even in these cases.
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