Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or are reg. in tax havens

Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by arcticbull on Monday April 20, 2020 @12:37PM (#22925539)

Just replying to myself, I was incredulous that cruise lines were requesting a bailout from the US taxpayer. They've been registering their ships in Panama, the BVI and Liberia to avoid minimum wage law, labor laws and paying taxes. They make staff work 8-20 hours a day 7 days a week for months on end, paying well below market wages. [1]

Need a bailout? Ask the Liberians.

Similarly, these companies should be asking for bailouts from the tax havens in which they are registered. Surely all those "registration fees" they've been paying to avoid taxes are being kept safely for just such an occasion.

None of this is making me feel super patriotic/moral/righteous duty for them.

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/cruise-line-workers-reveal-g...

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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by Aunche on Monday April 20, 2020 @01:24PM (#22926061)

> I was incredulous that cruise lines were requesting a bailout from the US taxpayer.

Why wouldn't you expect them to ask for free money? It doesn't cost them anything. They didn't receive the bailouts for the reasons you mentioned.

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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by arcticbull on Monday April 20, 2020 @02:00PM (#22926525)

I mean I can ask for anything I want, that doesn't make it a good look haha.

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