• frazorth
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    3 days ago

    You may consider it aggressive, but I want a bit more commitment than just paying a bit of taxes.

    Thats the sort of thing an American says just before Musk declares that he pays corporate tax and sues to vote in multiple countries, for as many companies as he owns.

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      Commitment like living and working there, you mean? Nobody was proposing it should apply to corporations, because they aren’t people

      All they’re proposing is that people who pay their fair share for, and depend on, government services should have a say in how those services operate

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        And considering the majority of migrant workers return to their home country, your proposal is not very bright.

        Hey, everyone who doesn’t have a stake in what happens in 5 years, do you want to vote for more investment in the country or reduced taxes. Yeah, thats going to end well.

        They need to have some skin in the game if they want to decide that level of impact.

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          Okay? But I never said I agreed with them, did I? Just that it’s not such an intrinsically evil concept as to legitimate you being an asshole to the original commenter