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A badge of honor. Although it's good to be cautious about retaliatory measures, it is perhaps time to think about imposing a digital services tax. That being s

A badge of honor. Although it's good to be cautious about retaliatory measures, it is perhaps time to think about imposing a digital services tax. That being said, it's quite weird that these tariffs are imposed only on some EU countries (plus UK). How could that possibly work? EU companies can just export goods via other EU countries.

deaux 9mo ago
Of course, the DST should be instated ASAP regardless of what the US does - not having one is completely absurd in this day and age, one needs domestic industry to survive as a country (or federation) and that doesn't happen with 0% tarriffs, which is what "no DST" is the equivalent of for tech.
BikiniPrince 9mo ago
Sure if they want to chase away their tax revenue.
- bootsmann 9mo ago
  They're too big of a market to have companies pull out over this. China has even worse conditions for foreign companies and everyone bends over backwards for a chance to sell there. Counter to popular sentiment in US tech circles, as of this year the EU is the world's second biggest economy (beating China to third place).
- shlip 9mo ago
  What tax revenue ? Aren't they all declaring their profits in Ireland (a tax haven) ?
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zppln 9mo ago
Wasn't there some kind of military exercise around Greenland the other day? I assume these are the countries that participated?
- aebtebeten 9mo ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Arctic_Endurance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Arctic_Endurance how I believe the tripwire would legally work: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46634146 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46634146
  - Kim_Bruning 9mo ago
    And I think the Trump cabinet noticed, because they pivoted! (The actual analysis is at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46630190 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46630190 btw) Edit: see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_Epidamnus#The_Athenians_join https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_Epidamnus#The_Atheni...
    - aebtebeten 9mo ago
      For that matter, if we're still doing WTO, I doubt their pivot to economic extortion falls under the safe-harbour of "justified trade measures"...

deaux 9mo ago

Of course, the DST should be instated ASAP regardless of what the US does - not having one is completely absurd in this day and age, one needs domestic industry to survive as a country (or federation) and that doesn't happen with 0% tarriffs, which is what "no DST" is the equivalent of for tech.

BikiniPrince 9mo ago

Sure if they want to chase away their tax revenue.

bootsmann 9mo ago
They're too big of a market to have companies pull out over this. China has even worse conditions for foreign companies and everyone bends over backwards for a chance to sell there. Counter to popular sentiment in US tech circles, as of this year the EU is the world's second biggest economy (beating China to third place).
shlip 9mo ago
What tax revenue ? Aren't they all declaring their profits in Ireland (a tax haven) ?

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zppln 9mo ago

Wasn't there some kind of military exercise around Greenland the other day? I assume these are the countries that participated?

aebtebeten 9mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Arctic_Endurance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Arctic_Endurance how I believe the tripwire would legally work: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46634146 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46634146
- Kim_Bruning 9mo ago
  And I think the Trump cabinet noticed, because they pivoted! (The actual analysis is at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46630190 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46630190 btw) Edit: see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_Epidamnus#The_Athenians_join https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_Epidamnus#The_Atheni...
  - aebtebeten 9mo ago
    For that matter, if we're still doing WTO, I doubt their pivot to economic extortion falls under the safe-harbour of "justified trade measures"...