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Re:Hypercapitalism and the AI Talent Wars by blitzar on Monday July 14, 2025 @05:50AM (#44558155)
> complaining about companies not investing in research and development

Glancing over the last few decades of tax returns it looks like they are claiming a lot of tax credits for R&D, so much so that if someone had a closer look they might find some Fraud, Waste or Abuse.

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Re:Hypercapitalism and the AI Talent Wars by gameman144 on Monday July 14, 2025 @05:56AM (#44558186)
Wasteful R&D is still R&D, the company just presumably doesn't get a return on it.

If the company does get a return, then the R&D wasn't wasteful.

And regardless, the tax code doesn't and shouldn't (IMO) differentiate there, to encourage companies to take risks.

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