Firstly, if google sees its only responsibilities as "maximize shareholder value" and "obey the letter of the law" then perhaps they should officially give up o

Firstly, if google sees its only responsibilities as "maximize shareholder value" and "obey the letter of the law" then perhaps they should officially give up on the "don't be evil" thing. Secondly, it's disingenuous of them to ask the taxpayer to "just change the rules" if we don't like their avoidance, when they're funding the very regulatory capture which makes it hard for us to do that, via their investment in these schemes.