Is the Dutch sandwich illegal? If not, then blame your government. Starbucks follows the law. That's what many people here say about Uber "Uber doesn't follow the law -- so they should be banned; don't like the laws, then change them."
Yet Starbucks follows the law -- they have a huge legal and tax team for that purpose. So how can we complain about Uber not following the law and Starbucks following the law and be intellectually consistent at all?
There is no such thing as a loophole. The law either is or it isn't.
> Is the Dutch sandwich illegal? If not, then blame your government
I can't blame my government for it because the Dutch Sandwich is based on loopholes in several other countries' laws.
I do blame the EU for not cracking down on it more efficiently but the recent injunction against Ireland and Apple is a good start.
It's very difficult to compete on a level playing field when the multinationals don't pay taxes. Google, Apple, Facebook, Ikea, McD, Amazon should all be slapped a proper fine.
But I don't have high hopes as long as Juncker from Luxembourg is running the show.
Yet Starbucks follows the law -- they have a huge legal and tax team for that purpose. So how can we complain about Uber not following the law and Starbucks following the law and be intellectually consistent at all?
There is no such thing as a loophole. The law either is or it isn't.