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Re:G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals by antihero on Saturday June 05, 2021 @10:03AM (#27405128)
1, 2, 3, 5, 8 also apply to normal people so why not get rid of income tax? The point of tax is for the government to gain money to spend on public services and what not, what you’re suggesting keeps money private.
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Re:G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals by ghiculescu on Saturday June 05, 2021 @10:31AM (#27405363)
No OP is suggesting that money get to the government via income tax. As opposed to the extra layer of complexity company tax adds.

There isn’t a clear equivalent where if you ditched income tax some other tax would make up for it.

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Re:G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals by golergka on Saturday June 05, 2021 @10:30AM (#27405362)
Yes, that's also a very good follow-up idea to the OP's point.
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