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Re:Germany eyes 10% digital tax on global tech groups by yard2010 on Friday May 30, 2025 @07:29AM (#44135110)
The homeless have the freedom to sleep under the bridge.
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Re:Germany eyes 10% digital tax on global tech groups by saubeidl on Friday May 30, 2025 @07:32AM (#44135129)
There's a beautiful German song that deals with the abusive use of the term "freedom": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Zj-S-OdZs

Here's a (somewhat clumsy, but still gets the point across) translation of the lyrics https://lyricstranslate.com/en/meine-freiheit-deine-freiheit...

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Re:Germany eyes 10% digital tax on global tech groups by pyrale on Friday May 30, 2025 @10:32AM (#44136617)
Law, in a concern for equality, prohibits the rich as well as the poor from sleeping under bridges, begging, or stealing bread.
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