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Re:Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020 by taeric on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @10:49AM (#41709165)
Again, I'd want to see data showing what the intent was and if it succeeded at it. I think it is most likely this was a big mistake. But I'm also somewhat concerned that people are yelling about it because a popular villain was highlighted in the headline.
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Re:Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020 by INTPenis on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @03:14AM (#41718017)
A popular villain is all big businesses. I'm not at all interested in which company highlights this practice, because they're all either doing it or want to do it.

This is a disagreement between two fundamental philosophies, one trusts corporations to do right by the citizens, the other does not.

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Re:Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020 by taeric on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @09:00AM (#41720129)
And if you found this was most beneficial to small businesses?

My disagreement with you is one of wanting more data.

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Re:Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020 by INTPenis on Thursday October 03, 2024 @04:27PM (#41734625)
That's not how it ends up happening in practice.

The bigger and richer you are the more access you have to legal resources that can twist and bend the system to your will.

My former socialist home of Sweden has a richer culture of per-capita small business owners than the late-stage capitalist utopia USA.

Take care of your people, fulfill their needs, and they will naturally want to be entrepreneurs. Irregardless of taxes and social fees necessary.

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Re:Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020 by taeric on Friday October 04, 2024 @07:54PM (#41746591)
But I'm asking specifically about this law. Surely there is a holistic analysis going over the goals of the changes compared with how they actually executed?

I'm mostly fine assuming it is more abused by the bigger companies. But, I'm also more ok with larger companies benefiting from things, as long as smaller companies also benefit.

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