It finally clicked for me that some people seem to believe that there is a difference between a company’s legal minimum tax obligation and a company’s moral minimum tax obligation. I’d be fascinated to see someone take a stab at writing a framework for calculating the latter.https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1139188173131591685 …
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Replying to @paulg @zackkanter
And Biden is saying the gov't policy is wrong in this case. What's wrong with that, shouldn't he have opinions about which gov't policies are right or wrong? That seems an important part of running for office.
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Replying to @David_desJ @paulg
What’s wrong with the statement is framing the company as the one at fault, when it should be directed at the policy.
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Replying to @zackkanter @paulg
The statement literally blames the policy, not the company. It’s about what “we” (the US public) should do.
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Replying to @David_desJ @paulg
I'm not sure that's true. The only way for Amazon to have paid a meaningfully larger amount of taxes is to eliminate carryforward losses, which isn't on the table as a policy change.
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Replying to @zackkanter @paulg
WTF does “on the table” mean? Biden can’t criticize any policy outcome unless a solution is “on the table”? In any case, the plain meaning of his words is not what you claimed.
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Meaning, no politician is suggesting that carryforward losses be eliminated, because that would be an insane thing to do. And that’s the only way for Amazon to have paid meaningfully more taxes. So if the policy can’t be changed, he must be criticizing the company.
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Replying to @zackkanter @paulg
It's also not "insane" at all to limit carryforwards. There are many many situations now where losses can't be carried forward.
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