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by venomsnake 4227 days ago
> Blame the Government for not spending the billions of additional tax revenue they get from these companies on better social programs

The government collects way less than it should, since the IT giants have become really good at avoiding taxes recently.

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If they're breaking the law, throw the book at them. If the law is messed up, we should fix the law. If you hate the game, fix the rules.

A tax code as complex as ours is really a justice issue. If the tax code weren't the issue, we could have a (relatively) simpler conversation about whether taxes are too low to meet our goals.

We should fix the law. But that is quite difficult when the political system has been largely bought and paid for.