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by awinder 7y ago
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I agree with you in like an end-state kind of way, but this issue was super ridiculous & used by nearly every multinational company over the course of decades. I don't understand why the EU has targeted Apple specifically other than that they're a big fish, but this was a colossal screwup by government and it went on forever. If you want to tax corporations, tax corporations. There's a million tools at your disposal to get it done. The reason it doesn't happen is because people are ill-informed, elect charlatans, allow revolving doors between biz + government, etc. People need to stop pointing the finger outward, problem is 180 degrees away.
- willtim 7y agoThe richest company in the world with the best lawyers will always find loopholes to exploit. I would argue it's the spirit of the law that counts. One way to tackle it is to rebut any claims of self-righteousness from said corporation.