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Deutsche Bank calls for a 5% 'privilege' tax on people working from home
- gwilikers 6y agoAs opposed to taxing the companies saving in office supplies, office space, etc. as a result of workers taking on those costs as part of WFH?
- bgdkbtv 6y agoWhy are you surprised? It is always the "little man" that pays the most amount of tax.
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- maxharris 6y agodupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25055465 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25055465
- stkdump 6y agoDisincentivise the behavior that slows the spread of the virus and has positive impact on the environment? Just to protect the commercial real estate market? Doesn't sound like a clever plan.
- tootahe45 6y agoSo they will be using less roads, healthcare, etc, but paying more tax? Europe has a serious collectivism problem.
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- andrewmcwatters 6y agoWould make my income tax 47% in Germany, not including VAT rate on expenses.
- durnygbur 6y agoLiving in rich country of poor people has its cost.
- RedComet 6y agoDispicable. Attacking the middle-to-lower class, like usual. Do you think this will affect the wealthy negatively? Not one will notice.
- durnygbur 6y agoTax the employment contracts even more? That's the exact opposite of what the world needs... If tearing down DB wouldn't trigger the collapse of eurozone they wouldn't exist anymore by now.
- 0xy 6y agoThe sooner this shell of a corrupt money laundering institution collapses under the weight of their substantial toxic assets the better. They're the money launderer of choice in Russia, Iran and for Jeffrey Epstein.
- zcw100 6y agoIf we are taxing things that make disproportionately larger economic gains maybe we should start with taxing Deutchebank.
- jlelse 6y ago> A 5 percent income tax for remote workers is justified primarily from the money saved between transportation and food, as well as the added flexibility working remotely creates. But what about the additional costs for heating, water, power?
- detaro 6y agopreviously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25057794 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25057794