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Re:Google used ‘double-Irish’ to shift $75.4B in profits out... by DoctorOW on Saturday April 17, 2021 @10:02PM (#26849166)
I'm fine with advocating for outcomes but it can be exhausting to hear uninformed policy positions when you have actual education.

Vaguely Relevant Comic: https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2020/05/26/experts/

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Re:Google used ‘double-Irish’ to shift $75.4B in profits out... by chakhs on Sunday April 18, 2021 @10:24AM (#26852714)
The difference being people are allowed to have opinions and voice them because economy/tax measures affect their lives. Using whatever stack or library does not affect anybody so they don't care. This is just like saying people should not be able to vote because they don't understand geopolitics.
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