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0 pointswdrw1y ago0 comments

This makes no sense... consider these scenarios:

A) You work for a US company, earn money from the US company, pay income taxes in the US, live and spend money (and thus sales taxes) in the US

B) You work for a US company, earn money from the US company, pay income taxes in the US, but live and spend money (and thus sales taxes) in Japan

Clearly (B) is better for Japan economically? I think these laws are mostly enforced out of inertia and not any rational reason.

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triceratops1y ago

> Clearly (B) is better for Japan economically?

Scenario B is amazing for the US. I don't see how it's clearly better for Japan. I don't know about you but I pay far more in income tax than sales tax. You spend money but you also consume government services and infrastructure while paying less in tax to Japan than a resident employed in Japan would.

wdrwOP1y ago

But in scenario (B) you're spending money in Japan, basically you're directly injecting US money (your US salary) into the Japanese economy. Don't see why it's "amazing" for the US and not for Japan.

triceratops1y ago

> Don't see why it's "amazing" for the US

Because you're paying US income taxes while consuming next to no US government services or infrastructure.

> But in scenario (B) you're spending money in Japan

Anyone who lives and works in Japan spends money in Japan. What's great about that? Most of those people also pay taxes.

> basically you're directly injecting US money (your US salary) into the Japanese economy

Japan might say: if this US company doesn't mind someone working from Japan and paying them an American salary, why not a person who already lives there and pays taxes there? That's obviously better than someone new who doesn't pay taxes there.

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0 pointswdrw1y ago0 comments

This makes no sense... consider these scenarios:

A) You work for a US company, earn money from the US company, pay income taxes in the US, live and spend money (and thus sales taxes) in the US

B) You work for a US company, earn money from the US company, pay income taxes in the US, but live and spend money (and thus sales taxes) in Japan

Clearly (B) is better for Japan economically? I think these laws are mostly enforced out of inertia and not any rational reason.

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triceratops1y ago

> Clearly (B) is better for Japan economically?

wdrwOP1y ago

But in scenario (B) you're spending money in Japan, basically you're directly injecting US money (your US salary) into the Japanese economy. Don't see why it's "amazing" for the US and not for Japan.

triceratops1y ago

> Don't see why it's "amazing" for the US

Because you're paying US income taxes while consuming next to no US government services or infrastructure.

> But in scenario (B) you're spending money in Japan

Anyone who lives and works in Japan spends money in Japan. What's great about that? Most of those people also pay taxes.

> basically you're directly injecting US money (your US salary) into the Japanese economy

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