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Re:Netflix paid just 1.1 percent in Federal Tax by franga2000 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @11:18AM (#30194325)
No matter how legal it is, they are paying 1.1% instead of 21%. This is a problem.
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Re:Netflix paid just 1.1 percent in Federal Tax by EricE on Thursday February 03, 2022 @11:21AM (#30194364)
Why is it a problem?

Why isn't government overspending ever a problem?

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Re:Netflix paid just 1.1 percent in Federal Tax by franga2000 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @11:29AM (#30194493)
> Why is it a problem?

People need government services, the government needs money to provide them. If corporations don't pay enough taxes, individuals and small businesses need to be taxed higher. Taxes are a burden on them. We shouldn't do that.

> Why isn't government overspending ever a problem?

It is, like all the time. When is the last time you heard something like a pre-election debate that didn't bring up government overspending?

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Re:Netflix paid just 1.1 percent in Federal Tax by Supermancho on Thursday February 03, 2022 @11:57AM (#30194958)
> Why isn't government overspending ever a problem?

Whataboutism. This has nothing to do with the issue at hand. If the government wasn't "overspending" to whatever measure you interpret that, the issue remains.

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