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Avoidance or evasion?

If a company is compliant then it is up to government to intervene and change laws. However law change should apply to all entities, on or off line.




Actually, "Tax evasion" generally denotes something illegal. "Avoidance" is the correct term here.


Indeed. But Eric Schmidt doesn't get to whine about e.g. education in the UK, without ponying up the cash.


There's a pretty important distinction between a government-provided service and the government's infringement of a (negative) right, especially when it comes to who gets to complain based on the amount of taxes they pay. The government doesn't pay money to not censor the internet.




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