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Because its something only rich companies can afford to do---so for the same reason people dislike the 1%, people dislike multibillion$ companies dodging tax re
by duaneb 13y ago
Because its something only rich companies can afford to do---so for the same reason people dislike the 1%, people dislike multibillion$ companies dodging tax responsibilities. The rich should not be exempt from the law.
- fein 13y ago> The rich should not be exempt from the law. This is kind of a funny statement. In most cases, the rich are still within the law; they've just figured out where to (legally) spend the right money to circumvent more annoying legislature. I'm not commenting on ethics at all here, just that our legal system has these "features" built in for people with enough cash to use. The real WTF here is the structure of the tax system and the governmental bodies that try to oversee it.
- icebraining 13y agoThe rich should not be exempt from the law. Yes, but pvnick specifically said, "assuming you're doing so legally".
- Nursie 13y ago>> The rich should not be exempt from the law. >> Yes, but pvnick specifically said, "assuming you're doing so legally". These two things are not incompatible. You could have a law that said "the rich are exempt from tax", for example. A lot of people feel that the system already works that way, even if it's not explicit right now, and ought to be changed.
- duaneb 13y agoI consider loopholes (e.g. the double irish with a dutch sandwich) to be exemptions from the law—I should have made that clear.