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Funnily enough, there's probably more native Chinese speakers in Ireland than there are native Irish speakers!
Haha, I just checked and only 2.9% of the Irish population speaks Irish natively. That's pretty crazy.
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That and they probably just got a huge grant for putting their first translation in Irish... But yes, the tax laws in Ireland are incredibly generous, if you're a corporation. I say this as a person just falling into the top tax bracket which means that while most of my wages are taxed at 21% or so (closer to 25%), any bonuses or future wage increases will be taxed at over 50% (once all the levies etc. have been coun…
Hey Eoin, couple of quick question for you if you don't mind. I know you're probably not a tax lawyer, but what's the personal capital gains situation like over there? Also, just wondering what "morale" (for lack of a better word) is like now, given all the bailouts, budget crises, and even church scandals. All you hear about Ireland in the US media these days seems to be doom and gloom. Is there a chance, given the…
It won't be the public's hostile reaction that will raise Irish taxes, but EU pressure.
Cead uair ríomh gur chonaic mé comhlacht mhór ag usaid Gaeilge i fógra.
B'fhéidir go fuair siad mórchuid aireagaid lena chuir isteach ann? Street-cred mar yea.
- Actually, I just sat on my keyboard cuz I wanted to fit in :)
Just curious - is Gaelic still required in schools and in some dealings w/ government?
Hopefully they'll have a better story for the european authorities later on, not like starbucks, amazon or google: http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2012/11/13/starbucks-goog...
Facebook also has its Europe headquarter in Ireland. Something special about the laws there?
Facebook, Google, Amazon, from the top of my head.
Facebook also has its Europe headquarter in Ireland. Something special about the laws there?
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B'fhéidir go fuair siad mórchuid aireagaid lena chuir isteach ann? Street-cred mar yea.
Sjf wrnsd asdf wioefj cszkl asdlk oiajf asdnw wsafa awsfadswef. - Actually, I just sat on my keyboard cuz I wanted to fit in :) Just curious - is Gaelic still required in schools and in some dealings w/ government?
I’ve never heard about dealings with the government that could only be done in Gaelic. Everything I did was in English.
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Funnily enough, there's probably more native Chinese speakers in Ireland than there are native Irish speakers!
Haha, I just checked and only 2.9% of the Irish population speaks Irish natively. That's pretty crazy.
EDIT: "secure" talks about this further down the page. He says it's still taught in sort of a token way in the schools, but that he didn't run into any Gaelic in his dealings with the government.
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Have you seen our Datacenter Infrastructure (Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc)? have you seen our climate (mostly cold, perfect for said datacenters)? We have an educated workforce, are close to mainland Europe, and who doesn't want to work in the home of the Black Stuff (Guinness). Tax could be an incentive, but think of the rest we have also.
Don't forget we all speak native English.
So basically, dropbox makes a public announcement to tell the world (and the shareholders) they're now engaging in tax evasion in Europe to make better profit. Hopefully they'll have a better story for the european authorities later on, not like starbucks, amazon or google: http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2012/11/13/starbucks-goog...
> (and the shareholders)
Well of course they are telling their shareholders: they must be rejoicing with the news!
Makes you wonder why we don't lower our corporate tax rate in the U.S. Hell, both presidential candidates this election cycle agreed on that.