iPeat
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- Oct 27, 2018
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True, the value Google, Amazon, Apple, etc have added is immeasurable so let's not concern ourselves if they don't pay taxes. In fact let's cut taxes for all big tech firms while demanding more from ordinary citizens because ordinary citizens don't add any value to this country right.
I'm obviously capitalist myself but I don't understand apologists who defend everything big companies do via some twisting of "might is right" or "you get what you deserve" kind of philosophy.
I'm not defending them, per se. I'm defending their right to not have their stuff stolen because I know that they don't actually like that... and will pass that cost down to me, escape through exclusive government-backed loopholes, and/or stop producing great stuff. I actually can't stand almost every big business leader in this country. That doesn't give me the right to steal what they produced.
Again with no taxes thing. Yes, they paid no Federal taxes (they had an instant rebate for 2 years and this took care off a lot of it). There, is everyone happy I said it? They indirectly pay a ton to the government through online sales, infrastructure, and the massive amount of people they employ. C'mon, do we have to go through an Economics 101 course here?