[HN Gopher] Ireland Stands Its Ground Against 132 Countries Who ...
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       Ireland Stands Its Ground Against 132 Countries Who Gang Up on Its
       Economy
        
       Author : henvic
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2021-08-29 21:19 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (fee.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (fee.org)
        
       | quattrofan wrote:
       | Ireland is a joke, and this actually will prove pointless as they
       | will be taxed at that rate regardless of whether Ireland signs
       | up.
        
       | mriet wrote:
       | "[Lower corporate taxes] have also benefited people in other
       | countries by helping to check corporate tax hikes there."
       | 
       | WTF? The writer just throws that in there, no justification
       | whatsoever. It could be absolutely true -- or totally false --
       | but my BS alarm goes off when writers throw statements in without
       | even attempting to explain or back them up.
        
         | mandmandam wrote:
         | Yeah that jumped out at me too. The authors go on:
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         | > Politicians and tax collectors may grumble about it, but from
         | the average citizen's perspective, tax competition is more like
         | a "race to the top."
         | 
         | That's patently absurd, to put it politely.
         | 
         | To continue somewhat less politely: that this corporate arse-
         | licking drivel is published on their webpage has permanently
         | damaged beyond repair my opinion of this "Foundation for
         | Economic Education". I have absolutely no interest in anything
         | else they may have to say.
        
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