Trees not profits: we're giving up our right to ever sell Ecosia (2018)

Re:Trees not profits: we're giving up our right to ever sell... by Galanwe on Monday March 10, 2025 @09:28AM (#43320380)

Yes, you can, but that's not legal.

If you want to compare the merits of two systems, you have to do it on legal grounds. If you allow cheating, then nothing is comparable, everything is possible, no system is better.

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Re:Trees not profits: we're giving up our right to ever sell... by ahartmetz on Monday March 10, 2025 @08:09PM (#43327708)

There is also legal cheating that only works if there is enough money involved. For example, for German companies, a holding company in Malta with low corporate taxes - but it happens not to make sense for typical freelancers.

Or the Irish shenanigans of US tech companies.

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Re:Trees not profits: we're giving up our right to ever sell... by elric on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @08:41AM (#43331851)

Those shenanigans really ought to be illegal. They probably are to some extent.

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Re:Trees not profits: we're giving up our right to ever sell... by ahartmetz on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @09:03AM (#43332016)

The majority state-owned (well̃, >30% federal state and >20% city) Frankfurt airport company has a holding... sorry, "management" company in Malta. Maybe they are doing just enough business in Malta to hold up to scrutiny. Most are based on no one looking too closely. But it's not a very meaningful difference. Heck, maybe I'd occasionally fly to Malta and work from there if that helped to "optimize" taxes like the big boys.

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