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IRS says Microsoft may owe more than $29B in back taxes; MSFT disagrees (apnews.com)
68 points by ciceryadam 974 days ago
3 comments
dredmorbius 974 days ago
Discussed earlier today: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37850110>
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randombits0 974 days ago
When you owe the bank a million dollars, you have a problem. When you owe the bank 29 billion dollars, the bank has a problem.
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Armisael16 974 days ago
Cute, but totally irrelevant. Microsoft has the money and the US government clearly has the ability to get the money.
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ionwake 974 days ago
It’s not irrelevant, go get your coffee you’re being rude.
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tekla 974 days ago
Completely irrelevant. A bank and the Govt are not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination
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vpribish 974 days ago
I think the level of rudeness was carefully calibrated and perfectly appropriate.
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rtkwe 974 days ago
The government isn't like a bank they can print their own money and issue nearly infinite debt. $29B is a lot but it's it's a blip in the annual budget of the government. Generals sneeze and spend a billion dollars.
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ChrisArchitect 974 days ago
[dupe]
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