States in the US cannot set the federal income tax rate. And there’s no real analogue of that in Europe. And if companies operating out of Ireland don’t pay the

States in the US cannot set the federal income tax rate. And there’s no real analogue of that in Europe. And if companies operating out of Ireland don’t pay their taxes, countries in the EU cannot selectively tax goods and services originating from Ireland; this runs counter to the ideals of free trade amongst the member nations of the EU.