SilentCrossing

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   by SilentCrossing 9y ago

   Interesting read, but I find comparing code to a map to simplistic. I would at least say that code is more like a puzzle of a map. You may or may not understand each puzzle piece and where it fits it. That is my experience with reading code
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   by SilentCrossing 9y ago

   The article is about "decriminalization of all nonviolent drug use and possession". This sounds noble, but as we found out in the Netherlands you will have to make a distinction between soft drugs and hard drugs. Hard drugs is alw
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   by SilentCrossing 9y ago

   Good point. I do not dispute your wording.
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   by SilentCrossing 9y ago

   It is a competition on who has the sovereign power to levy tax. Brussels or the individual country.
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   by SilentCrossing 9y ago

   The article was about giving tax creation power to Brussels and removing that power from the EU countries. This would not result in a fairer tax, but a tax that you have voice in changing. Brussel bureaucrats are not voted into office by th
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   by SilentCrossing 9y ago

   I agree, that having companies compete on bringing out the best products or services is different from having countries compete on taxes. Just to clarify, countries do not give big corporates clever ways to avoid paying taxes totally, but d
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   by SilentCrossing 9y ago

   So I want to implement Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base CCCTB across Europe, which means I want to have the power to determine the rules for the whole EU. I then create a report projecting that we could increase our tax revenue if we