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Because if the US did this by itself, all of our crown jewel companies might leave. So the agreement is an attempt to prevent that from happening. It could st
by nostromo 5y ago
Because if the US did this by itself, all of our crown jewel companies might leave. So the agreement is an attempt to prevent that from happening.
It could still happen. Maybe Amazon would move to the Bahamas, or any other country that doesn't sign the agreement. But the hope is that if most industrialized countries sign on, then that risk would be minimized.
- klmadfejno 5y agoLeave where? Ireland? Amazon might choose to leave Ireland and go to the Bahamas, and that sucks for Ireland, but Amazon's situation doesn't really change. The US can still send a tax bill to Amazon's door.