I think the only really unfair thing here is that UK companies, like Caffe' Nero cannot enjoy this artificial tax cut, while Starbucks (being US corporation) can. Same for a UK startup against Google for example.
AFAIK US is one of the few country that allows for this behaviour of its corporation abroad. I'm not sure, but I think a German company with a UK subsidiary for example can decide to pay tax in UK or DE, but not in LUX or IE (apart from work done in LUX or IE of course). Uberto On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Josh Berry <tae...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Cédric Beust ♔ <ced...@beust.com> wrote: > >> >> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 3:49 AM, picolax >> <l...@hepatitisscotland.org.uk>wrote: >> >>> it seems the basic argument expressed by those who support google's tax >>> evasion/avoidance (and don't hit me with semantics, they are both the same >>> it's just one is artificially within the law) >> >> >> Right, in much the same way that "stealing" and "cutting in line" are >> both crimes, it's just that one is artificially within the law. Don't >> bother me with semantics. >> > > That seems simplistic. This would be akin to complaining the those that > took the VIP entrance were "cutting in line." If you disagree with the > existence of a VIP entrance, that is one thing. But to just decry it as a > crime that is "artificially" within the law (a strange phrase) is silly. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
