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Quote: I'm Not Supposed To Be Smarter Than The Test
Yes you are.
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I'm currently rewatching all the old "Yes Minister" episodes (Jörgens fault![^]) and I checked IMDb just the other day to see if there was any of the principal cast still alive.
There was at that time...
But alas, no more[^] 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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modified 17-Jan-20 8:22am.
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I just saw the news of his passing. It's so sad. Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister played a large part in the formation of my sense of humour (except for the Margaret Thatcher involvement).
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Margaret Thatcher
It was claimed to be her favourite TV show. No doubt a welcome relief from dealing with the Westminster villagers.
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It's just a shame she thought she could act in it.
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Basil Brush cried all night.
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They paid that much tax? Fire the accountant!
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I hear he was transferred.
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Trolling. 
And if you're going to troll something, at least be accurate about it. 
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How on Earth is that trolling?
Is alphabet a member of CP that peruses the Lounge? If not, I can't troll it.
It's a slight exaggeration, for the sake of taking the piss.
If you can't take a joke, you're in the wrong forum.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: It's a slight exaggeration,
They paid more taxes last year than you'll earn in your entire lifetime, many times over.
But I suppose you're right, your post was funny.  I just don't get British humour. It's so hilarious.
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ZurdoDev wrote: They paid more taxes last year than you'll earn in your entire lifetime, many times over
IMHO this is irrelevant.
I may earn 100 and pay 20 as taxes, you can earn 1000000000 and pay 2000 as taxes, that doesn't mean anything at all.
cheers,
Super
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super wrote: IMHO this is irrelevant.
Yes.
His post was the same as we saw many times in the soapbox where people would claim that big businesses paid no taxes at all and start crying about the evils of capitalism.
But apparently it was meant in humor.
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ZurdoDev wrote: where people would claim that big businesses paid no taxes at all
It's a well-documented fact that US tech giants don't pay anything like the taxes they should pay, so:
1. There's no arguing with it (and anyone who has to pay more tax from their tiny salaries to compensate for the shortfall really shouldn't defend them). I don't really give a bugger about that; I'm not starving.
2. It makes them a nice target for satire and snark. This I do like.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: It's a well-documented fact that US tech giants don't pay anything like the taxes they should pay, so:
Nope that's opinion. They are following laws so they are paying exactly what they are supposed to. That's not me defending them, I don't care about them, that's me just stating your opinion is not fact.
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ZurdoDev wrote: Nope that's opinion.
I'm afraid it's not, but you go ahead and believe what you want.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: I'm afraid it's not,
Well, if your opinion were fact then all of these companies would be in jail. 
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It's not that simple. Have a look into it.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: It's not that simple.
In America it is. You said it yourself, they are targets. If they are doing something illegal there are thousands of lawyers that would jump on that payday and take them to court. But that hasn't happened, has it?
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A high percentage of their revenue is not made in the US.
As I said, have a look into it, before continuing to argue from the position of a little learning.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: A high percentage of their revenue is not made in the US.
Agreed. But that changes nothing. If I make money in foreign markets and it does not come back to the US then I don't pay US taxes. Simple. So, a lot of these companies use LEGAL tax avoidance procedures (such as offshore profits). Whether that is fair or not is a matter of opinion, not fact. Facts do not care about your feelings.
Mark_Wallace wrote: to argue from the position of a little learning.
Good call. You are the expert, I realize that now. My mistake for calling you out and asking you to backup your point. So silly of me to expect that.
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ZurdoDev wrote: If I make money in foreign markets and it does not come back to the US then I don't pay US taxes.
Actually, you do. You should perhaps read up on US tax law, too.
But the big thing is that they take money out of dozens of national economies, and don't pay tax on it anywhere.
As I said, read up on it, if you're interested, but kindly stop arguing from a position of having simply decided what you want to believe.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Actually, you do. You should perhaps read up on US tax law, too.
Here is one reference, What America's Biggest Companies Pay In Taxes[^] Quote: The U.S. continues to employ a so-called worldwide tax system. That means that earnings made overseas are only taxed when they come back to the U.S.
But I suppose I should believe some random dev dude on the internet instead.
Mark_Wallace wrote: the big thing is that they take money out of dozens of national economies, and don't pay tax on it anywhere.
Then change the laws to make that illegal. What part do you not understand with the phrase "facts do not care about your feelings?"
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