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It has nothing to do with fairness. The way it works is a company can decide "I don't have to be here" and shut down operations there, while a country can decid
by xyzzy4 11y ago
It has nothing to do with fairness. The way it works is a company can decide "I don't have to be here" and shut down operations there, while a country can decide "You have to pay X tax because I said so". The end result is a compromise between different extremes.
- haberman 11y agoYes that is a very accurate way of looking at the actual power structure involved. Though I think the abstract idea of "fairness" is usually the way that the country justifies its levying of taxes in public discourse.