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When the EU decided that Apple had not paid enough tax to Ireland, they made Ireland collect the extra tax. Giving tax discounts to favoured corporations is ant
by namelost 9y ago
When the EU decided that Apple had not paid enough tax to Ireland, they made Ireland collect the extra tax. Giving tax discounts to favoured corporations is anti-social, and has long been punished at an international level (e.g. via countervailing duties). The amount of double-think required to accept it at a domestic level is astounding.
- maxerickson 9y agoSure, favoring particular businesses is ripe for corruption and difficult to justify. But the other poster is making an argument that tax abatement is somehow against the system, something that is pretty obviously wrong. They don't want to stick to arguing that it is anti-social or foolish or whatever, they've decided that abating taxes is illegal (even though it is legal) and that it is contrary to how cities are supposed to fund themselves (even though it is written into the foundational documents of many municipalities).