Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ...
by anonfornoreason on Thursday May 13, 2021 @12:30AM
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I’ll start paying heed to this line of reasoning when a significant portion of tax revenue is spent bombing innocents. There’s very shaky moral grounds for many of our actions overseas, and I don’t blame any rich person for wanting to control policy for significant philanthropic efforts.
Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ...
by smokelegend on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:01AM
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Does Oil & Gas fall under offshore efforts?
Gold & uranium?
There's always something some where worth taking, smoke and mirrors of democracy pave the way.
One country's terrorist is another country's freedom fighter.
Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ...
by michaelmrose on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:20AM
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We can in theory vote for people that wont bomb innocents we can't vote out the rich people in any meaningful way.
Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ...
by kortilla on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:27AM
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The laws that allow this philanthropy are controlled by us. We most certainly can vote them out of existence
Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ...
by michaelmrose on Thursday May 13, 2021 @02:21PM
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We can't vote their wealth out of existence easily when they own the legislators.
The whole philanthropy argument is irrelevant PR.
This wealth wasn't created in a vacuum.