this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2024
1559 points (98.5% liked)

People Twitter

5264 readers
1568 users here now

People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

  1. Mark NSFW content.
  2. No doxxing people.
  3. Must be a tweet or similar
  4. No bullying or international politcs
  5. Be excellent to each other.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, so every American company becomes the subsidiary of a company registered in Bermuda or Ireland. They report no profits from their American subsidiaries, so they pay no taxes.

Corporations don't have to "live" anywhere, so they don't have anything to lose by ceasing to exist in high tax areas and "moving" to low tax ones. It's why companies based in Kansas City switch back and forth from being Kansas-based or Missouri-based, whatever's convenient for their taxes.

[–] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If they want to sell their shit in the US they have to allow us to audit them everywhere

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So, they don't sell their shit in the US. Problem solved.

[–] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Someone will fill their shoes... That's the beauty of the free market

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Let me guess, you're an American who has never lived outside the US?

[–] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's correct