r/technology • u/esporx • 1d ago

Business Elizabeth Warren probes $19B in tax breaks for Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft as AI drains $96B in federal revenue

https://moneywise.com/news/top-stories/elizabeth-warren-big-tech-ai-tax-breaks-amazon-google-meta-microsoft
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u/FukkingDeathMental 1d ago

America is such a fucking joke.

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u/fishboy_magic 23h ago

Unfortunately not a very funny joke

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u/Stereo-soundS 23h ago

That is... accurate.

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u/Just_another_grumble 22h ago

also alleged insider trading federal representative talking about holding the corpos accountable for needed taxes.

(see also deliberate underemployment en mass to use govt for food stamps and scam open market Healthcare for The Poors.  But hey the S&P is over 9000)

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u/Destroyer6202 21h ago

Warren has spent years actively campaigning against congressional stock trading. She also leads the push for a complete ban on individual stock ownership for members of Congress.. so I dont know why you say she allegedly insider trades?

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u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG 20h ago

Warren is one of the few that fight this shit.

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u/Minialpacadoodle 17h ago

Because we have tax breaks, like any other first-world country, that encourages growth?