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Does Google not pay plenty in income tax on its employees, who in fact do generate that precious intellectual property? Looking only at taxed profits is mislead
by aristidb 16y ago
Does Google not pay plenty in income tax on its employees, who in fact do generate that precious intellectual property? Looking only at taxed profits is misleading.
- ceejayoz 16y agoHow is that at all relevant? If I steal a couch from a furniture store, I don't get to defend myself in court by saying I bought a table from them.
- jmaygarden 16y agoWho stole anything in this case? That's not a valid analogy as one act is legal and the other is not.
- ceejayoz 16y agoYou're missing the point of the analogy. If the legal status of the two alternatives is in question, fine... "Sure, I cheated on you with your sister, but at least I didn't cheat on you with your mum!" Google is dodging taxes by shuffling their profits around the world. Everyone knows the numbers are a legal fiction, and while legal, there are valid questions about how ethical a practice it is. That they pay other taxes is by no means a defense.