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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by ceejayoz on Saturday December 10, 2022 @11:16AM (#33933811)
> One pays taxes, the other is paid by taxes.

Well, sometimes.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-20/amazon-eu...

"Amazon.com Inc.’s main European retail business reported 1.16 billion euros ($1.26 billion) of losses in 2021, which allowed the company to pay no income tax and receive 1 billion euros in tax credits, corporate filings seen by Bloomberg show."

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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by dekken_ on Saturday December 10, 2022 @11:38AM (#33933998)
Maybe so, but individuals who are salaried, will pay taxes.
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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by trasz2 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @12:18PM (#33934415)
Individuals are just company’s resource, like hardware, or IP. They are not the company itself.
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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by dekken_ on Saturday December 10, 2022 @12:32PM (#33934541)
Not exactly relevant. However, a company does not exist without people.
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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by trasz2 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @12:36PM (#33934591)
It doesn’t exist without other resources either. What I’m trying to say is, “companies are people” is not true - decisions made by companies are not the decisions it’s employees would normally make if they were not selected - or forced by circumstances - to be aligned with company goals instead of human goals.
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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by dekken_ on Saturday December 10, 2022 @12:49PM (#33934756)
> “companies are people” is not true

`Citizens United` was a mistake yes.

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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by trasz2 on Sunday December 11, 2022 @11:09AM (#33944379)
Citizens United doesn't matter. What matters is that companies are vastly privileged compared to humans, eg they don't bear criminal responsibility for anything.
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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by dekken_ on Sunday December 11, 2022 @11:35AM (#33944633)
They could, it's just more of a DIY situation.
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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by ceejayoz on Saturday December 10, 2022 @12:47PM (#33934726)
That’ll include parliamentary VPs.
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Re:European parliament VP taken into custody by dekken_ on Saturday December 10, 2022 @12:50PM (#33934772)
Yes, but they are also paid by taxes, and they hardly are going to pay the entirety of their salary in taxes.
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