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I wonder how much prodding will they take until they take measures.. if EU successfully does this, you bet that the regressive South American countries will try
by GFischer 9y ago
I wonder how much prodding will they take until they take measures.. if EU successfully does this, you bet that the regressive South American countries will try to ape it.
OTOH they can probably take a 2% tax hit.
Edit: I was thinking in terms of negotiating strategy for the big companies. Also, I am a citizen in one of said South American countries.
- AsyncAwait 9y ago> if EU successfully does this, you bet that the regressive South American countries will try to ape it. Oh, I forgot I should feel sorry for the richest corporations on this planet, they're being repressed, aren't they? It isn't them defrauding workers by wage fixing, not paying their fair share of taxes etc. it's the EU and the oppressive South American governments, (damm communists! there isn't enough redbaiting in the U.S. these days), thanks for reminding me who is the real victim here.
- GFischer 9y agoI am a South American in a member country of Mercosur, while I'm not happy with Facebook et al doing every tax evasion trick in the book, it doesn't mean that what Mercosur countries do isn't populist... (see: Brazil randomly blocking Whatsapp whenever they want). I was also thinking in terms of business strategy. It's like negotiating with terrorists.