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HiddenRoar 10/04/17 3:57:48 PM #1:	in the amount of ~300 million from Amazon. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41497459 But European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the Luxembourg arrangement meant that Amazon had been allowed to pay "substantially less tax than other businesses", which it said was "illegal under EU state aid rules". "Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits to Amazon. As a result, almost three-quarters of Amazon's profits were not taxed," Ms Vestager added. She said Amazon paid four times less tax than other local companies. "Member states cannot give selective tax benefits to multinational groups that are not available to others," she added. Meanwhile, the Commission said it planned to refer Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover 13bn in back taxes from tech giant Apple. It concluded last year that the US firm's Irish tax benefits were illegal, enabling the firm to pay a corporate tax rate of no more than 1%. The Commission said that more than a year on from that decision, Ireland had still not recovered the money. As a result, it was referring Ireland to the European Court of Justice, it said. Ireland, which has contested the decision, claiming that EU regulators were interfering with national sovereignty, said the decision was "extremely disappointing". "Today's decisions are to order Luxembourg to recover unpaid tax from Amazon and refer Ireland to the European Court for failing to recover unpaid tax from Apple. I hope that both decisions are seen as a message that companies must pay their fair share of taxes, as the huge majority of companies do," said Ms Vestager. "Interfering with National Sovereignty" lol. Sorry Ireland, being part of the EU means obeying EU tax codes. Don't like it? then leave. <cite>HiddenRoar posted [p:887809005] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>in the amount of ~300 million from Amazon. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41497459 But European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the Luxembourg arrangement meant that Amazon had been allowed to pay "substantially less tax than other businesses", which it said was "illegal under EU state aid rules". "Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits to Amazon. As a result, almost three-quarters of Amazon's profits were not taxed," Ms Vestager added. She said Amazon paid four times less tax than other local companies. "Member states cannot give selective tax benefits to multinational groups that are not available to others," she added. Meanwhile, the Commission said it planned to refer Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover 13bn in back taxes from tech giant Apple. It concluded last year that the US firm's Irish tax benefits were illegal, enabling the firm to pay a corporate tax rate of no more than 1%. The Commission said that more than a year on from that decision, Ireland had still not recovered the money. As a result, it was referring Ireland to the European Court of Justice, it said. Ireland, which has contested the decision, claiming that EU regulators were interfering with national sovereignty, said the decision was "extremely disappointing". "Today's decisions are to order Luxembourg to recover unpaid tax from Amazon and refer Ireland to the European Court for failing to recover unpaid tax from Apple. I hope that both decisions are seen as a message that companies must pay their fair share of taxes, as the huge majority of companies do," said Ms Vestager. "Interfering with National Sovereignty" lol. Sorry Ireland, being part of the EU means obeying EU tax codes. Don't like it? then leave.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FLUFFYGERM 10/04/17 4:00:01 PM #2:	inb4 Ireland leaves the EU <cite>FLUFFYGERM posted [p:887809129] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>inb4 Ireland leaves the EU</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 10/04/17 4:01:22 PM #3:	Irexit --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom http://i.imgur.com/9gYddqW.jpg <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:887809203] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>Irexit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mario2000 10/04/17 4:01:35 PM #4:	at this rate there won't be an EU anymore --- Arrrr the SS Goku, Mighty fine boat... -fatmatt Hope Frieza doesn't chuck an Iceberg at the Goku, otherwise it's all over. -Nekoslash <cite>mario2000 posted [p:887809220] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>at this rate there won't be an EU anymore</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 10/04/17 4:02:18 PM #5:	Lock em up Throw Ireland in Australia! --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8kjZU.jpg <cite>eston posted [p:887809261] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>Lock em up Throw Ireland in Australia!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 10/04/17 4:04:13 PM #6:	Death rattle of the EU. They're trying to flex their power and push their globalist agenda by targeting large tech companies. 100% fuck them. --- "Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice." ~ Ayaan Hirsi Ali <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:887809377] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>Death rattle of the EU. They're trying to flex their power and push their globalist agenda by targeting large tech companies. 100% fuck them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JagerBomberz 10/04/17 4:49:46 PM #7:	Lol. I don't understand why so many multi-million dollar tech companies register in Ireland for "tax benefits". --- Currently Playing: Destiny 2 Miami Heat: 2006 I 2012 I 2013 NBA Champions <cite>JagerBomberz posted [p:887812235] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>Lol. I don't understand why so many multi-million dollar tech companies register in Ireland for "tax benefits".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChromaticAngel 10/04/17 4:52:18 PM #8:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... Death rattle of the EU. They're trying to flex their power and push their globalist agenda by targeting large tech companies. 100% fuck them. Shadowrun, here we go!!! --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:887812395] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>Death rattle of the EU. They're trying to flex their power and push their globalist agenda by targeting large tech companies. 100% fuck them.</quote> Shadowrun, here we go!!!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HiddenRoar 10/04/17 9:40:46 PM #9:	JagerBomberz posted... Lol. I don't understand why so many multi-million dollar tech companies register in Ireland for "tax benefits". There are like 4 or 5 different countries in Europe with lower tax rates that Ireland, but those regions suffer from instability or other factors that would offset the savings from choosing them over Ireland. Meanwhile, they can benefit from the EU while simultaneously paying the lowest rate. Facebook, IBM, Amazon, Google, etc. all have 'shell' HQ's in Ireland. http://fortune.com/2013/11/01/on-site-at-apples-famous-irish-headquarters/ And yet Cork population about 120,000 is home to five of Apples global subsidiaries, including Apple Sales International, which manages the companys gargantuan global distribution and sales of iPads, iPhones, computers, and its many other devices. (Also here are Apple Operations Europe, Apple Operations International, Apple Distribution International, and Apple Operations.) Yet there are no multi-lane highways across the street from its redbrick and glass building. Rather, a pair of horses munches on a rangy patch of grass, near to an empty soccer field, while a few miles away, dairy cows laze on the green fields of Blarney under a stormy sky just as they did decades ago, when Steve Jobs flew into Cork in 1980 to open Apples overseas operation. From the front, Apple HQ could well be mistaken for a high school, bland and modern, and just three stories high. And foot traffic is thin enough that when Fortune wandered up to the entrance on Tuesday morning, security guards quickly took notice. Was there anyone we could say hello to, we asked? No, the nearest public-relations staffer was in London. In U.S. Senate hearings last May, Apple (AAPL, -0.67%) struggled to explain how it had managed to avoid an estimated $44 billion or so in U.S. taxes, by taking advantage of Irelands 12.5% corporate tax rate, as well as mechanisms that effectively rendered it stateless for tax purposes. One loophole has allowed Apple and others to shunt billions in profits from Ireland through the Netherlands to the tax-free British Virgin Islands, by setting up a web of subsidiaries perfectly tailored to avoiding taxes, in the famously-named Double Irish with a Dutch sandwich accounting method. Apple insists it contributes about $1 in every $40 in corporate taxes the IRS collects. On the flip side, this all just proves Trump right, in that companies would rather operate outside of the US because tax rates are lower. Even Microsoft, the company that created the wealth of 'benevolent and generous philanthropists' Bill and Melinda Gates, likes to partake in tax avoidance. So much for standing up for the poor when they would rather pocket the money themselves, eh, Gatie? https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/how-microsoft-parks-profits-offshore-to-pare-its-tax-bill/ <cite>HiddenRoar posted [p:887828693] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>JagerBomberz posted...</cite> <quote>Lol. I don't understand why so many multi-million dollar tech companies register in Ireland for "tax benefits".</quote> There are like 4 or 5 different countries in Europe with lower tax rates that Ireland, but those regions suffer from instability or other factors that would offset the savings from choosing them over Ireland. Meanwhile, they can benefit from the EU while simultaneously paying the lowest rate. Facebook, IBM, Amazon, Google, etc. all have 'shell' HQ's in Ireland. http://fortune.com/2013/11/01/on-site-at-apples-famous-irish-headquarters/ And yet Cork population about 120,000 is home to five of Apples global subsidiaries, including Apple Sales International, which manages the companys gargantuan global distribution and sales of iPads, iPhones, computers, and its many other devices. (Also here are Apple Operations Europe, Apple Operations International, Apple Distribution International, and Apple Operations.) Yet there are no multi-lane highways across the street from its redbrick and glass building. Rather, a pair of horses munches on a rangy patch of grass, near to an empty soccer field, while a few miles away, dairy cows laze on the green fields of Blarney under a stormy sky just as they did decades ago, when Steve Jobs flew into Cork in 1980 to open Apples overseas operation. From the front, Apple HQ could well be mistaken for a high school, bland and modern, and just three stories high. And foot traffic is thin enough that when Fortune wandered up to the entrance on Tuesday morning, security guards quickly took notice. Was there anyone we could say hello to, we asked? No, the nearest public-relations staffer was in London. In U.S. Senate hearings last May, Apple (AAPL, -0.67%) struggled to explain how it had managed to avoid an estimated $44 billion or so in U.S. taxes, by taking advantage of Irelands 12.5% corporate tax rate, as well as mechanisms that effectively rendered it stateless for tax purposes. One loophole has allowed Apple and others to shunt billions in profits from Ireland through the Netherlands to the tax-free British Virgin Islands, by setting up a web of subsidiaries perfectly tailored to avoiding taxes, in the famously-named Double Irish with a Dutch sandwich accounting method. Apple insists it contributes about $1 in every $40 in corporate taxes the IRS collects. On the flip side, this all just proves Trump right, in that companies would rather operate outside of the US because tax rates are lower. Even Microsoft, the company that created the wealth of 'benevolent and generous philanthropists' Bill and Melinda Gates, likes to partake in tax avoidance. So much for standing up for the poor when they would rather pocket the money themselves, eh, Gatie? https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/how-microsoft-parks-profits-offshore-to-pare-its-tax-bill/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 10/07/17 12:59:59 AM #11:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... Death rattle of the EU. They're trying to flex their power and push their globalist agenda by targeting large tech companies. 100% fuck them. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:887962260] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>Death rattle of the EU. They're trying to flex their power and push their globalist agenda by targeting large tech companies. 100% fuck them.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PtlessAgmnts 10/08/17 11:02:31 PM #12:	s0nicfan posted... Anarchy_Juiblex posted... Death rattle of the EU. They're trying to flex their power and push their globalist agenda by targeting large tech companies. 100% fuck them. <cite>PtlessAgmnts posted [p:888074693] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>Death rattle of the EU. They're trying to flex their power and push their globalist agenda by targeting large tech companies. 100% fuck them.</quote></quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 10/08/17 11:55:57 PM #13:	HiddenRoar posted... Facebook, IBM, Amazon, Google, etc. all have 'shell' HQ's in Ireland. I want to point out that basically ALL major tech companies, especially the ones actually innovating, are US-based companies. The EU and their policies have created a Europe where innovation just doesn't happen. There's no desire to work harder than necessary, there's little financial incentive, and there's endless red tape holding you back from profiting from your creations. The end result is all they can do is try to entice them with tax breaks, but then EU courts try to strongarm said companies into basically "falling in line" with their crazy rules and it all falls apart. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:888077924] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>HiddenRoar posted...</cite> <quote>Facebook, IBM, Amazon, Google, etc. all have 'shell' HQ's in Ireland.</quote> I want to point out that basically ALL major tech companies, especially the ones actually innovating, are US-based companies. The EU and their policies have created a Europe where innovation just doesn't happen. There's no desire to work harder than necessary, there's little financial incentive, and there's endless red tape holding you back from profiting from your creations. The end result is all they can do is try to entice them with tax breaks, but then EU courts try to strongarm said companies into basically "falling in line" with their crazy rules and it all falls apart.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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King Rial 10/11/17 5:45:44 AM #15:	HiddenRoar posted... "Interfering with National Sovereignty" lol. Sorry Ireland, being part of the EU means obeying EU tax codes. Don't like it? then leave. --- Yeah... I'm into that. <cite>King Rial posted [p:888217522] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>HiddenRoar posted...</cite> <quote>"Interfering with National Sovereignty" lol. Sorry Ireland, being part of the EU means obeying EU tax codes. Don't like it? then leave.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NibeIungsnarf 10/11/17 5:53:56 AM #16:	Tax law in the US is broken: God damn dirty companies breaking the law (unlesss you're a republiturd, then breaking the law is okay) Tax law in the EU is broken: God damn dirty commie EU enforcing their laws! <cite>NibeIungsnarf posted [p:888217686] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>Tax law in the US is broken: God damn dirty companies breaking the law (unlesss you're a republiturd, then breaking the law is okay) Tax law in the EU is broken: God damn dirty commie EU enforcing their laws!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
courier_nv 10/11/17 5:56:17 AM #17:	s0nicfan posted... HiddenRoar posted... Facebook, IBM, Amazon, Google, etc. all have 'shell' HQ's in Ireland. I want to point out that basically ALL major tech companies, especially the ones actually innovating, are US-based companies. The EU and their policies have created a Europe where innovation just doesn't happen. There's no desire to work harder than necessary, there's little financial incentive, and there's endless red tape holding you back from profiting from your creations. The end result is all they can do is try to entice them with tax breaks, but then EU courts try to strongarm said companies into basically "falling in line" with their crazy rules and it all falls apart. hell yeah. Apple with their awesome innovations like bigger screens or no headphone jacks America is totally a hotbed of innovation /s <cite>courier_nv posted [p:888217732] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote><cite>HiddenRoar posted...</cite> <quote>Facebook, IBM, Amazon, Google, etc. all have 'shell' HQ's in Ireland.</quote> I want to point out that basically ALL major tech companies, especially the ones actually innovating, are US-based companies. The EU and their policies have created a Europe where innovation just doesn't happen. There's no desire to work harder than necessary, there's little financial incentive, and there's endless red tape holding you back from profiting from your creations. The end result is all they can do is try to entice them with tax breaks, but then EU courts try to strongarm said companies into basically "falling in line" with their crazy rules and it all falls apart.</quote> hell yeah. Apple with their awesome innovations like bigger screens or no headphone jacks America is totally a hotbed of innovation /s</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NibeIungsnarf 10/11/17 5:58:58 AM #18:	You're an idiot if you actually think that A) America isn't where the majority of tech and medical innovation happens in the world B) Your moronic example does anything at all to discredit Apple <cite>NibeIungsnarf posted [p:888217778] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>You're an idiot if you actually think that A) America isn't where the majority of tech and medical innovation happens in the world B) Your moronic example does anything at all to discredit Apple</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
courier_nv 10/11/17 8:17:30 AM #19:	what does Apple do that's so great again then? or Facebook? or whatever <cite>courier_nv posted [p:888220728] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>what does Apple do that's so great again then? or Facebook? or whatever</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkjedilink 10/11/17 8:33:17 AM #20:	s0nicfan posted... HiddenRoar posted... Facebook, IBM, Amazon, Google, etc. all have 'shell' HQ's in Ireland. I want to point out that basically ALL major tech companies, especially the ones actually innovating, are US-based companies. The EU and their policies have created a Europe where innovation just doesn't happen. There's no desire to work harder than necessary, there's little financial incentive, and there's endless red tape holding you back from profiting from your creations. The end result is all they can do is try to entice them with tax breaks, but then EU courts try to strongarm said companies into basically "falling in line" with their crazy rules and it all falls apart. A perfect example is when Microsoft was sued in EU courts by Oracle because - and get this - Microsoft dared include their own web browser with their operating system. HOW FUCKING DARE THEY!!!!!!! --- 'It's okay that those gangbangers stole all my personal belongings and cash at gunpoint, cuz they're building a rec center!' - OneTimeBen <cite>darkjedilink posted [p:888221154] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote><cite>HiddenRoar posted...</cite> <quote>Facebook, IBM, Amazon, Google, etc. all have 'shell' HQ's in Ireland.</quote> I want to point out that basically ALL major tech companies, especially the ones actually innovating, are US-based companies. The EU and their policies have created a Europe where innovation just doesn't happen. There's no desire to work harder than necessary, there's little financial incentive, and there's endless red tape holding you back from profiting from your creations. The end result is all they can do is try to entice them with tax breaks, but then EU courts try to strongarm said companies into basically "falling in line" with their crazy rules and it all falls apart.</quote> A perfect example is when Microsoft was sued in EU courts by Oracle because - and get this - Microsoft dared include their own web browser with their operating system. HOW FUCKING DARE THEY!!!!!!!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkjedilink 10/11/17 8:34:51 AM #21:	NibeIungsnarf posted... Tax law in the US is broken: God damn dirty companies breaking the law (unlesss you're a republiturd, then breaking the law is okay) Tax law in the EU is broken: God damn dirty commie EU enforcing their laws! How can a NATION break tax law? Does Ireland, as a nation, pay taxes? Well, even if they do, that's not what's alleged here. What's alleged here is that a nation chose NOT to collect some taxes. HOW FUCKING DARE THEY!!!!!! --- 'It's okay that those gangbangers stole all my personal belongings and cash at gunpoint, cuz they're building a rec center!' - OneTimeBen <cite>darkjedilink posted [p:888221195] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>NibeIungsnarf posted...</cite> <quote>Tax law in the US is broken: God damn dirty companies breaking the law (unlesss you're a republiturd, then breaking the law is okay) Tax law in the EU is broken: God damn dirty commie EU enforcing their laws!</quote> How can a NATION break tax law? Does Ireland, as a nation, pay taxes? Well, even if they do, that's not what's alleged here. What's alleged here is that a nation chose NOT to collect some taxes. HOW FUCKING DARE THEY!!!!!!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darkman124 10/11/17 8:37:52 AM #22:	NibeIungsnarf posted... A) America isn't where the majority of tech and medical innovation happens in the world i feel as though saying "you're an idiot if you don't think this" kind of demands the posting of supporting evidence that tech/medical firms in other nations aren't producing innovation at a comparable rate so like, do that before getting superior darkjedilink posted... How can a NATION break tax law? if their economic union requires they enforce their own tax laws and they do not, they are in violation of their economic union's rules --- And when the hourglass has run out, eternity asks you about only one thing: whether you have lived in despair or not. <cite>Darkman124 posted [p:888221289] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>NibeIungsnarf posted...</cite> <quote>A) America isn't where the majority of tech and medical innovation happens in the world </quote> i feel as though saying "you're an idiot if you don't think this" kind of demands the posting of supporting evidence that tech/medical firms in other nations aren't producing innovation at a comparable rate so like, do that before getting superior <cite>darkjedilink posted...</cite> <quote>How can a NATION break tax law? </quote> if their economic union requires they enforce their own tax laws and they do not, they are in violation of their economic union's rules</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 10/11/17 10:23:27 AM #23:	NibeIungsnarf posted... A) America isn't where the majority of tech and medical innovation happens in the world Google Microsoft Amazon Tesla Facebook Apple HP IBM Intel Cisco Systems Ebay Oracle To name a few. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:888225313] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>NibeIungsnarf posted...</cite> <quote>A) America isn't where the majority of tech and medical innovation happens in the world</quote> Google Microsoft Amazon Tesla Facebook Apple HP IBM Intel Cisco Systems Ebay Oracle To name a few.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
courier_nv 10/11/17 10:27:05 AM #24:	s0nicfan posted... Facebook yea social media. real innovation. <cite>courier_nv posted [p:888225483] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>Facebook</quote> yea social media. real innovation.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/11/17 10:32:03 AM #25:	NibeIungsnarf posted... Tax law in the US is broken: God damn dirty companies breaking the law (unlesss you're a republiturd, then breaking the law is okay) Tax law in the EU is broken: God damn dirty commie EU enforcing their laws! Yes, because the correct answer is both. Sweetheart king-making tax deals are bullshit. An overbearing central government stomping on state autonomy is also bullshit. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:888225741] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>NibeIungsnarf posted...</cite> <quote>Tax law in the US is broken: God damn dirty companies breaking the law (unlesss you're a republiturd, then breaking the law is okay) Tax law in the EU is broken: God damn dirty commie EU enforcing their laws!</quote> Yes, because the correct answer is both. Sweetheart king-making tax deals are bullshit. An overbearing central government stomping on state autonomy is also bullshit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 10/11/17 10:33:18 AM #26:	FLUFFYGERM posted... inb4 Ireland leaves the EU Were_Wyrm posted... Irexit --- http://i.imgur.com/nlaY1qH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zHJ1OCo.gif http://i.imgur.com/btBPP4E.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1B3bMHw.gif <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:888225801] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>FLUFFYGERM posted...</cite> <quote>inb4 Ireland leaves the EU</quote> <cite>Were_Wyrm posted...</cite> <quote>Irexit</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkjedilink 10/11/17 10:33:50 AM #27:	Darkman124 posted... darkjedilink posted... How can a NATION break tax law? if their economic union requires they enforce their own tax laws and they do not, they are in violation of their economic union's rules So, EU nations have no sovereignty? --- 'It's okay that those gangbangers stole all my personal belongings and cash at gunpoint, cuz they're building a rec center!' - OneTimeBen <cite>darkjedilink posted [p:888225826] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>Darkman124 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>darkjedilink posted...</cite> <quote>How can a NATION break tax law? </quote> if their economic union requires they enforce their own tax laws and they do not, they are in violation of their economic union's rules</quote> So, EU nations have no sovereignty?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
courier_nv 10/11/17 10:33:54 AM #28:	the EU is a wreck. how did it fail so hard? is it even salvagable? <cite>courier_nv posted [p:888225829] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>the EU is a wreck. how did it fail so hard? is it even salvagable?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 10/11/17 10:35:28 AM #29:	courier_nv posted... the EU is a wreck. how did it fail so hard? is it even salvagable? It failed so hard because it stopped being a trade union and started being the 4th Reich. It's probably not salvageable at this point. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:888225896] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote>the EU is a wreck. how did it fail so hard? is it even salvagable?</quote> It failed so hard because it stopped being a trade union and started being the 4th Reich. It's probably not salvageable at this point.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
courier_nv 10/11/17 10:38:01 AM #30:	s0nicfan posted... courier_nv posted... the EU is a wreck. how did it fail so hard? is it even salvagable? It failed so hard because it stopped being a trade union and started being the 4th Reich. It's probably not salvageable at this point. I hope it fails <cite>courier_nv posted [p:888226004] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote>the EU is a wreck. how did it fail so hard? is it even salvagable?</quote> It failed so hard because it stopped being a trade union and started being the 4th Reich. It's probably not salvageable at this point.</quote> I hope it fails</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 10/11/17 10:38:49 AM #31:	eston posted... Lock em up Throw Ireland in Australia! Not again! --- Hey what's going on in this thread http://i.imgur.com/6fpKRW8.gif http://i.imgur.com/RNZi0gk.gif <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:888226034] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote>Lock em up Throw Ireland in Australia!</quote> Not again!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SK8T3R215 10/11/17 10:43:14 AM #32:	courier_nv posted... s0nicfan posted... Facebook yea social media. real innovation. True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative. --- New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Yankees. <cite>SK8T3R215 posted [p:888226233] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>Facebook</quote> yea social media. real innovation.</quote> True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
courier_nv 10/11/17 10:44:56 AM #33:	SK8T3R215 posted... courier_nv posted... s0nicfan posted... Facebook yea social media. real innovation. True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative. I mean. it's not really. <cite>courier_nv posted [p:888226306] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>SK8T3R215 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>Facebook</quote> yea social media. real innovation.</quote> True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative.</quote> I mean. it's not really.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HydraSlayer82 10/11/17 10:44:57 AM #34:	Lol, love it, hate it, FB has centralized the internet for better or worse. --- Sigless user <cite>HydraSlayer82 posted [p:888226307] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>Lol, love it, hate it, FB has centralized the internet for better or worse.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 10/11/17 10:45:33 AM #35:	courier_nv posted... I mean. it's not really. Then it shouldn't be hard for the EU to collectively get off US tech companys' dicks and create their own competition. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:888226340] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote>I mean. it's not really. </quote> Then it shouldn't be hard for the EU to collectively get off US tech companys' dicks and create their own competition.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkjedilink 10/11/17 10:46:53 AM #36:	courier_nv posted... SK8T3R215 posted... courier_nv posted... s0nicfan posted... Facebook yea social media. real innovation. True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative. I mean. it's not really. It changed the way people interact with eachother forever. That's not innovative? --- 'It's okay that those gangbangers stole all my personal belongings and cash at gunpoint, cuz they're building a rec center!' - OneTimeBen <cite>darkjedilink posted [p:888226420] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SK8T3R215 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>Facebook</quote> yea social media. real innovation.</quote> True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative.</quote> I mean. it's not really.</quote> It changed the way people interact with eachother forever. That's not innovative?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 10/11/17 10:47:12 AM #37:	s0nicfan posted... courier_nv posted... I mean. it's not really. Then it shouldn't be hard for the EU to collectively get off US tech companys' dicks and create their own competition. Or, you know, Amazon could set up a "pickup center" in Northern Ireland, just across the border - right next to an Apple Store. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:888226441] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote>I mean. it's not really. </quote> Then it shouldn't be hard for the EU to collectively get off US tech companys' dicks and create their own competition.</quote> Or, you know, Amazon could set up a "pickup center" in Northern Ireland, just across the border - right next to an Apple Store.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SK8T3R215 10/11/17 10:47:32 AM #38:	courier_nv posted... SK8T3R215 posted... courier_nv posted... s0nicfan posted... Facebook yea social media. real innovation. True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative. I mean. it's not really. So why aren't there many social media companies on the same scale as Facebook? --- New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Yankees. <cite>SK8T3R215 posted [p:888226459] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SK8T3R215 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>Facebook</quote> yea social media. real innovation.</quote> True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative.</quote> I mean. it's not really.</quote> So why aren't there many social media companies on the same scale as Facebook?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
courier_nv 10/11/17 10:47:44 AM #39:	s0nicfan posted... courier_nv posted... I mean. it's not really. Then it shouldn't be hard for the EU to collectively get off US tech companys' dicks and create their own competition. I agree. darkjedilink posted... courier_nv posted... SK8T3R215 posted... courier_nv posted... s0nicfan posted... Facebook yea social media. real innovation. True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative. I mean. it's not really. It changed the way people interact with eachother forever. That's not innovative? eh not really. it's just MySpace 2.0 <cite>courier_nv posted [p:888226464] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote>I mean. it's not really. </quote> Then it shouldn't be hard for the EU to collectively get off US tech companys' dicks and create their own competition.</quote> I agree. <cite>darkjedilink posted...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SK8T3R215 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>courier_nv posted...</cite> <quote><cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>Facebook</quote> yea social media. real innovation.</quote> True making a company with billions of active users and over $30 billion in annual revenue isn't innovative.</quote> I mean. it's not really.</quote> It changed the way people interact with eachother forever. That's not innovative?</quote> eh not really. it's just MySpace 2.0</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flintgrandad 10/13/17 2:17:54 AM #40:	EU needs to chill. <cite>Flintgrandad posted [p:888342825] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>EU needs to chill.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flintgrandad 10/15/17 5:24:48 AM #41:	EU needs to chill. <cite>Flintgrandad posted [p:888463762] in EU to sue ... [t:75844190]...</cite> <quote>EU needs to chill.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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