• tomiant@piefed.social
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    If we invaded and conquered Luxembourg we could get half of EU’s GDP back from the tax evasion scheme that is that whole country’s raison d’etre.

    HALF. EU is twice as rich, in actuality. HALF of the GDP disappears into a black tax hole in Luxembourg.

    Fuck Luxembourg.

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      Don’t forget Ireland, the Netherlands, Malta, Cyprus and even Hungary. They don’t want tax harmonisation for a reason.

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      Source?

      I thought Luxembourg’s high GDP was mostly from the high number of people who cross the border to work there but don’t live there. But I’m interested in factual info, not attached to this nugget of opinion

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      maybe

      maybe if we put an example on alderaan. Luxemburg, the well defended other havens like Switzerland and Ireland get in Line out of fear

      real talk: we dont need to resort to invasions. the eu just needs to let their tax offices coordinate investigations with gloves off and the courts need to actually make their work count. punish meddling of bankers and their corrupt friends in politics. dont repeat cum ex where they did as they please

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      I truly believe this wouldn’t work: if we invaded luxembourg, the companies just move elswhere. Then why don’t we invade all other tax haven countries ? And force them into “our” believes? i think because “sadly” the fighter jets and stuff to invade countries isn’t payed by the working class who want more tax income from the “rich” so who gets the say over it?.

      The system is not the Problem, never was. its like saying the church and religions cause war. That is not the case. The problem is Humans rival each other by design. “How come norway is rich and has a high tax in wealth?” one might ask. Becaus they own 1-2% of All the stock market of the world. Why is switzerland so insanely rich? Because the evaded the war and were a save haven. Every country that is rich, is so by pure Luck OR by showing rival traits against other countries. No one has a low poverty rate and is nice.

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        The system is not the Problem, never was.

        Brave words.

        Humans rival each other by design

        Humans literally cooperate by genetic design.

        Every country that is rich, is so by pure Luck

        I appreciate the fact that you may not be very well educated, and I appreciate the effort to have an opinion on matters outside the scope of your knowledge horizon, because that’s how we learn to get there.

        It would genuinely take too much time to refute every single point you made because it would be like grading a failing paper. Not trying to be mean, just explaining why I won’t.

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        What a mess! I love defending other people’s heterodox opinions so I was rubbing my hands at the sight of yours. But… This is such a bunch of unfalsifiable generalities and tautologies that I hardly know where to start.

        To be fair, English is obviously not your native language, and you do an okay job of expressing yourself nonetheless. 6/10 for that, let’s say.