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Re:The public has a right to know how companies that pay no ... by mason55 on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @09:49AM (#24980071)
IMO you need to come up with a way to eliminate tax arbitrage. You see it causing issues between US States where there’s a race to the bottom to give tax breaks and as long as companies can go to places like Vanuatu there will be ways for them to avoid taxes.

Since you can’t control what other sovereign nations do all you can do is make laws restricting what companies that operate in tax havens can do in local jurisdictions. But they will of course lobby that you’re restricting freedom and hobbling your economy and take their HQs elsewhere.

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Re:The public has a right to know how companies that pay no ... by refurb on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @09:58AM (#24980162)
Why would eliminate tax arbitrage between states? I'd prefer to see states competing over taxes - it provides a great incentive for efficiency. And no, a company won't always choose the lower tax rate, there are other factors at play like: 1)where are the employees located, 2) will they even go to a state with lower business taxes, 3) what services do I get as a company from the state gov't, 4) what's the general business climate in the state.

I hate the derogatory use of "race to the bottom" since it's the reason why we have handheld computers in our pockets and 60 inch flat screen TVs that cost $300. Every company is "racing to the bottom" to provide as much value for the least cost as possible.

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