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Re:Subsidies Awarded to Amazon: at least $4.04B and Counting by fastball on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:02PM (#27196549)
But is lowering effective tax rates a success if it is a race to the bottom?
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Re:Subsidies Awarded to Amazon: at least $4.04B and Counting by londons_explore on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:17PM (#27196852)
If a state can still do all the functions their people expect of them with fewer taxes, I think most people would call that a win.
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Re:Subsidies Awarded to Amazon: at least $4.04B and Counting by fastball on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:27PM (#27197072)
Yes but I guess what I'm worried about here is a tragedy of the commons-type situation where if a couple states do it (offer better tax incentives) than they can make up for the lost revenue in other ways but if everyone is doing it then you have, well, a tragedy of the commons.
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