Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement • Hacker News Board

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by mdeck_ » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:42 AM UTC

tobylane wrote: post #224

collectedparts wrote: post #42

My take on this is that Ireland is now willing to come into compliance because post-Brexit, they now have a monopoly on "urban core that could sustain an HQ for multinationals in a natively-English-speaking country in the EU." In other words, they relied on tax advantages as a differentiator for companies to choose Dublin over London for their EU HQ. But now, what would you choose if not Dublin? Obviously Paris and B…

English common law is the basis for the American and Irish systems. Continental European countries, including Malta, are different.

What does the legal system (common law vs continental) have to do with the parent comment?

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by tylersmith » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:43 AM UTC

hash872 wrote: post #155

tylersmith wrote: post #115

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Well we exist. That's a charitable phrasing even; government spending brings severely negative value to common people.

I don't mean to be curt, but if you really feel that way, nothing's stopping you from renouncing your US citizenship and moving to a developing country with vastly less government (and taxes) such as Afghanistan, the Central African Republican, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, etc. I personally enjoy the current arrangement I have where I pay taxes in exchange for (no offense to anyone) civilization & membership…

Yes, I did exactly that, but people shouldn't have to choose between leaving their home and not participating in killing innocent people around the world.

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by Digit-Al » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:46 AM UTC

consp wrote: post #218

curation wrote: post #203

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Having lived in the Netherlands (Eindhoven - not even Amsterdam) I can confirm that the English spoken there was superior to the English I was raised in in rural Ontario where my teachers said "warshing" instead of washing. The Dutch have an incredibly faculty for language and I admire it.

I will have to mention that this varies all over, especially the bit older generation (not exclusively though) also has some weird quirks language wise. So while they might speak and understand the English language quite well the are some parts missing. As an example I like to mention the phrasing of Bolkenstein (a Dutch National/EU politician) of economic handouts to people as "Golden showers". So while proficiency…

To be fair, we in the UK often talk about the government giving us a golden shower as well. We do phrase it "slightly" differently though :-/

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by tylersmith » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:46 AM UTC

foerbert wrote: post #207

tylersmith wrote: post #115

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Well we exist. That's a charitable phrasing even; government spending brings severely negative value to common people.

This is the one position on taxes I cannot believe is uttered in good faith. There are many things people say about taxes I can agree with. There are many things people say about taxes that I disagree with, but I can understand their reasoning. There are even things people say about taxes that I disagree with, and I even suspect their purported reasoning is actually just post-hoc justification. And then there's that…

You can't believe that some of us think governments generate negative value? Not sure what to say; can't really have a reasonable discussion with someone that refuses to believe your opinions are real.

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by refurb » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:47 AM UTC

Shacklz wrote: post #217

CuriousCosmic wrote: post #213

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I don't know if Florida is apt. The state has one of the strongest economies in the US. In terms of GDP, the ranking goes California, Texas, New York, Florida, and then Illinois. As much as Florida gets dunked on in the US, it's still an economic powerhouse of the region. Orlando is a major financial centre, there's a number of major ports, there's a strong agricultural base, and the state has a considerable amount o…

> As much as Florida gets dunked on in the US, it's still an economic powerhouse of the region. Just looked at the linked list and when sorting by GDP per capita, Florida is rank 38. Not exactly what I'd call an economic powerhouse, just a state with lots of people?

You think being a major retirement destination has anything to do with that?

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by refurb » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:47 AM UTC

1270018080 wrote: post #181

DevKoala wrote: post #157

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Have you been to Texas? From all my trips there it is a lot like California. Also California is very different once you get out of the big cities, which cover only a small surface of the state.

I think it's more of a comment on regressive legislation and ultra nationalism.

What you call regressive others call progressive.

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by pnut » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:49 AM UTC

TexanFeller wrote: post #88

Pet_Ant wrote: post #48

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Warsaw? We’re becoming the Texas of Europe, more than a little unpalatable.

“You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” — Davy Crockett…and also me

I've never understood that quote... Is he rising in defense of Texas, or is he saying Texas is his personal hell?

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by refurb » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:53 AM UTC

simondotau wrote: post #92

jpmoral wrote: post #73

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In Australia, I like: - parks - museums - libraries - free primary and secondary education - subsidised tertiary/vocational education - a (relative of course) functioning public transport system - healthcare - worker protections - other stuff I'm sure I'm forgetting Sure, government is inefficient. All large orgs are. But are you telling me for-profit corporations are going to create a society with all these things f…

Generally Government is dramatically more efficient than a comparable private business—the difference is that Government failings tend to be publicly available information, while a corporation can blow thirty million dollars on ineffective marketing and unnecessary consultants and you'll never know.

You must work for some dipshit companies. Having worked with the government it’s like the most bureaucratic business you can imagine then multiple the bureaucracy by 5x.

That’s why cities like SF are attempting to redesign trash cans and spending $20k on each prototype.

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by refurb » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:54 AM UTC

mupuff1234 wrote: post #81

busymom0 wrote: post #16

I have never understood the whole "tax the rich" idea and I am not rich, don't own a house or car or stocks or anything expensive. When and how will the taxes help you and me? The money just ends up going to a black hole for the government to spent inefficiently. And if you are in the US, the money gets spent on funding the military industrial complex for bombing more countries, regime changes, intelligence agencies,…

Even if tax money would all go into a black hole - you would still get a slightly more equal society just by having smaller wealth gaps.

Making everyone a bit poorer is better because the wealth gap is lower?

Re: Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement

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Post by kaminar » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 7:55 AM UTC

You're correct about election suppression, by the left woke crowd...they get away with bullying voters in line, trying to force them to vote left...if you're trying to imply something else, you're wrong...again.