This is only true if the company's behavior is changed by the incentive, and the parent's comment was about the view that it isn't. Moreover, in the global sen

This is only true if the company's behavior is changed by the incentive, and the parent's comment was about the view that it isn't. Moreover, in the global sense we have been deprived of revenue. Amazon was going to open somewhere. This competition means that they overall pay less tax than without it, because they extracted concessions. If we care about protecting the public purse in the general sense, it's reasonable to object to these tactics.