delingpole
Re:US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries
on Friday June 28, 2019 @08:33AM (#20303594)
I always liked this Clickhole piece on military/environmental issues:
5 Ways ISIS Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint
"As ISIS continues to expand its operations in the Middle East, it is more urgent than ever for this group to enact sustainable policies that will have the least impact on our environment. Here are some expert tips to help the Islamic State go green!
Requiring cars to stop at a military checkpoint leads to fuel inefficiency and idling engines, especially if an ISIS agent has to search the vehicle. Limiting checkpoints to one every 20 miles provides similar security with significantly lower emissions!"
https://news.clickhole.com/5-ways-isis-can-reduce-its-carbon...
Re:Bayer to retire Monsanto name
on Monday June 04, 2018 @09:44AM (#17227707)
No, the quote is saying that the name is irrelevant.
The OP is saying that Bayer will acquire the reputation of Monsanto because the activities of Bayer will be the same as Monsanto.
Re:Tax crackdown on banks and multinationals 'to raise £5bn'
on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @11:08AM (#8694432)
In order to make this workable, the government would assume that certain industries make certain profit margins
e.g. 8% assumed profit for the sale of goods to 32% assumed profit for the sale of services. [0][1]
According to the FT:
"the new tax would be a “deemed profits” tax rather than a corporation tax, so as to sidestep issues about double tax treaties.
[...] the Treasury would identify profits that escaped tax in the UK because of royalty arrangements or the absence of a taxable presence.
[...] It seems to be something completely novel . . . It is a huge stick that will stop this artificial avoidance. The difficulty will be how it is defined in practice.” [2]
[0] Similar way to the way the UK flat rate VAT scheme works
[1]http://www.internationallawoffice.com/newsletters/Detail.asp...
[2] http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/127010ea-7af9-11e4-b630-00144feabd...