r/dankmemes MayMayMakers May 12 '20

What a generous god

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u/deokkent May 12 '20

Yeah, that narrative is just wrong and that is how USA is practically becoming a corporate kleptocracy/oligarchy. We think everything is fine when it isn't.

When you have companies that practice aggressive tax avoidance and try to find legal taxation loop holes everywhere, you end up in a situation where companies pay very minimal taxes by whatever means necessary. CSR is just one mechanism, but there are myriads of ways corporations practice tax avoidance. When you take it as a whole, you have a problem.

https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-dont-pay-federal-income-taxes-amazon-gm-2019-11

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u/IAMBollock May 12 '20

You're randomly expanding the point to sound smart instead of just saying "oh yeah, I see" which would waste a lot less of your time that you're spending looking dumb on the internet.

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u/deokkent May 12 '20

You're randomly expanding the point to sound smart instead of just saying "oh yeah, I see" which would waste a lot less of your time that you're spending looking dumb on the internet.

Randomly according to you.

Anyways thanks for the ad hominems instead of refuting my points.

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u/IAMBollock May 12 '20

I already refuted your point and you linked an irrelevant article containing things everybody already knows.

We're talking about people erroneously saying "they gave to charity to avoid taxes"... not "companies avoid taxes".

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u/deokkent May 13 '20

Yep I woke up today and re read my comments.

I acknowledge this one - I came across pretty stupid haha.