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A cynical counterargument would be to point to the taxpaying cybercriminals to show evidence towards Russia’s burgeoning tech sector. https://slate.com/technol
by rm_-rf_slash 7y ago
A cynical counterargument would be to point to the taxpaying cybercriminals to show evidence towards Russia’s burgeoning tech sector.
https://slate.com/technology/2018/02/why-the-russian-government-turns-a-blind-eye-to-cybercriminals.html https://slate.com/technology/2018/02/why-the-russian-governm...
- m0zg 7y agoI'm pretty sure criminals pay no taxes on their ill gotten gains in Russia. Heck, most "legal" businessmen there are forced by the extreme oil-oriented taxation regime to maintain "gray" books and only pay taxes on revenues that aren't under the table. Normal businesses can't really survive the kinds of taxes levied on oil/gas monopolies. It is far easier to pay off your local friendly government tax agent who would then miraculously buy a Maybach and a villa in Switzerland on $20K/yr government salary.