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The EU "government" (a non-directly elected entity) is predictably trying to enforce tax rules. Even worse is the minimum tax on profits that targets the poore

The EU "government" (a non-directly elected entity) is predictably trying to enforce tax rules. Even worse is the minimum tax on profits that targets the poorer members by removing one of the ways they can compete with bigger ones. "...No Ireland, you're not allowed to have low taxes, we the guideposts of EU - France and Germany tax our people and companies up to 30-45%, what's that meager 10% tax you're giving them? ..."

funstuff007 4y ago
Yes, but if Ireland were not part of the EU there would be no tax arbitrage and Ireland would pick a market determined corp tax rate.
retinaros 4y ago
tax rates in ireland are 20-40% for employees. yes they make it cheaper for billion dollar valued companies.
peoplefromibiza 4y ago
> a non-directly elected entity The EU Parliament is composed of 705 members (MEPs). It represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India), with an electorate of 375 million eligible voters p.s. even the US president is a non-directly elected entity
- UncleEntity 4y ago
  The US president doesn’t write laws though. Ignoring executive orders, of course. The people who do write the laws are directly elected at all levels of government.
  - vageli 4y ago
    Pedantically, in the US, laws are also "written" by court precedent. Consider that prohibition was performed via a constitutional amendment yet drugs are criminalized today without amendment by the controlled substances act, itself allowed to exist due to the expansion of the commerce clause (see Gonzales v. Raich 2005). [0] While judges in some places are directly elected, at the federal level they are not. Beyond that, enforcement of laws is at the prerogative of the executive. If the laws written by directly elected officials are ignored, that is making law as well in some sense. For instance, marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, but the laws are unenforced and states are legalizing it themselves (contravening federal law). [0]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-1454.ZS.html https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-1454.ZS.html
namdnay 4y ago
> a non-directly elected entity Like most governments?

funstuff007 4y ago

Yes, but if Ireland were not part of the EU there would be no tax arbitrage and Ireland would pick a market determined corp tax rate.

retinaros 4y ago

tax rates in ireland are 20-40% for employees. yes they make it cheaper for billion dollar valued companies.

peoplefromibiza 4y ago

> a non-directly elected entity The EU Parliament is composed of 705 members (MEPs). It represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India), with an electorate of 375 million eligible voters p.s. even the US president is a non-directly elected entity

UncleEntity 4y ago
The US president doesn’t write laws though. Ignoring executive orders, of course. The people who do write the laws are directly elected at all levels of government.
- vageli 4y ago
  Pedantically, in the US, laws are also "written" by court precedent. Consider that prohibition was performed via a constitutional amendment yet drugs are criminalized today without amendment by the controlled substances act, itself allowed to exist due to the expansion of the commerce clause (see Gonzales v. Raich 2005). [0] While judges in some places are directly elected, at the federal level they are not. Beyond that, enforcement of laws is at the prerogative of the executive. If the laws written by directly elected officials are ignored, that is making law as well in some sense. For instance, marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, but the laws are unenforced and states are legalizing it themselves (contravening federal law). [0]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-1454.ZS.html https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-1454.ZS.html

namdnay 4y ago

> a non-directly elected entity Like most governments?