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corporations benifit from state funded systems, so they should give back to the state. The state funds the streets they drive on, the internet they use computer
by SirLotsaLocks 7y ago
corporations benifit from state funded systems, so they should give back to the state. The state funds the streets they drive on, the internet they use computers first created by the government, they use are defended by copyright LAW that the government made to protect companies from copycats, they use money regulated by the government, they use employees that were educated (mostly) by the governemnt, smaller companies benifit from antitrust laws set by the government, corporations benifit from a standardized mail system run by the government, they use a regulated traffic system run by the government, they benifit from a police department run by the government, and so so much more. all these things are run by the government and funded by taxes. it's only fair that they pay their taxes and we need to crack down on tax evasion.
- smush 7y ago> we need to crack down on tax evasion Corporations, small businesses, private citizens all benefit from state funded systems. That's part of the point of having a state in the first place. It could be seen as hyperbolic to conflate paying the minimum legal amounts with tax evasion. Corporations pay payroll taxes, VAT in relevant countries, capital gains, etc. as required by law. Whether our laws have large wiggle-room is another matter, but they are not evading taxes. People go to jail for tax evasion.
- iudqnolq 7y agoThey go to jail, unless they're rich (and haven't committed non-white-collar crimes). For example: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-revenue-kpmg-secret-amnesty-1.3479594 https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-revenue-kpmg-secret-...
- 8bitsrule 7y ago>as required by law Until they lobby/'donate' for laws (and enforcement) to be relaxed. Which continues to very very effective. So effective that campaign-finance-reform is still outside of all public discussion.