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0 pointssgift13y ago0 comments

> A tax cartel probably won't happen - it is against many governments' interests.

This is a variant of my argument. I may add: It is against many governments' _perceived_ interests. I do not think that a race to the bottom (Come here, 15% tax! No, here 10%! No, here 5%! ...) will help any government in the long term. So far, I seem to be correct.

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calpaterson13y ago

No, it's against their actual interests. As I said above, if all countries charged the same tax level, no one would bother to reside in the ROI for tax purposes. Ireland has a strong interest in tax competition. Whatever money they gain from Apple is money they wouldn't have otherwise.

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