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"lawmaker claimed that it and other large corporations 'exploit loopholes"
Loopholes that said 'lawmakers' left in the tax legislation either by accident (incompetent) or by design (corrupt).
Just change the laws to close the loopholes but don't ask people to pay more than YOUR laws expect them to.
"Warren gets one vote, if you want her to change the laws by herself give her 100 votes."
Musk and Bezos won't do it ever, even if they find 98 other people.It's not their job, it's the lawmakers'.
I wanted a lobotomy, but it was cheaper to visit https://twitter.com/home [twitter.com]
"And fight to break up Big Tech so you're not powerful enough to heckle senators with snotty tweets"
While I am not a big fan of social media, it IS for the most part, a forum where anyone at any strata of life can have a more or less equal voice.
ANYONE should be able to heckle a senator with snotty tweets.
It doesn't make anyone special...and SHOUILD NOT take anyone special to talk to or talk back to a US senator.
You fucking work for US...not the other way around Warren.
El
I share your sentiment, but Amazon is not a citizen. It should not have a vote and should not be able to heckle senators.
Granted, their employees are citizens, and the distinction may be symbolic at best, but worth pointing out.
Not sure how this thread seems to be linked to my comment, but on this specific point, the Supreme Court begs to differ. I think corporate persons aren't and should not be regarded as even close to real persons, not even as judicial fictions.
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Really? (Score:5, Insightful)
"lawmaker claimed that it and other large corporations 'exploit loopholes"
Loopholes that said 'lawmakers' left in the tax legislation either by accident (incompetent) or by design (corrupt).
Just change the laws to close the loopholes but don't ask people to pay more than YOUR laws expect them to.
Re: Really? (Score:0, Troll)
Re: (Score:2)
"Warren gets one vote, if you want her to change the laws by herself give her 100 votes."
Musk and Bezos won't do it ever, even if they find 98 other people.
It's not their job, it's the lawmakers'.
Re: (Score:2)
I wanted a lobotomy, but it was cheaper to visit https://twitter.com/home [twitter.com]
Re: (Score:5, Insightful)
While I am not a big fan of social media, it IS for the most part, a forum where anyone at any strata of life can have a more or less equal voice.
ANYONE should be able to heckle a senator with snotty tweets.
It doesn't make anyone special...and SHOUILD NOT take anyone special to talk to or talk back to a US senator.
You fucking work for US...not the other way around Warren.
El
Re: Really? (Score:2)
I share your sentiment, but Amazon is not a citizen. It should not have a vote and should not be able to heckle senators.
Granted, their employees are citizens, and the distinction may be symbolic at best, but worth pointing out.
Re: Really? (Score:2)
Not sure how this thread seems to be linked to my comment, but on this specific point, the Supreme Court begs to differ. I think corporate persons aren't and should not be regarded as even close to real persons, not even as judicial fictions.