Is there any concensus at all on how global corporations _should_ pay tax? These sort of cases illustrate how institutions think they _shouldn't_ handle tax, but it's not clear to me how we apply tax to a globalised economy? It's seems to be a hugely complex issue with many different stakeholders. Where is the nuanced discussion about these issues that falls somewhere between "Corps are evil" and "innovation is vital"?
Personally I think they ought to pay any tax that doesn't require an 'unfair' transfer of revenue. Selling your product to at a nonsensical price to an affiliated company in a different country should be considered collusion as far as I'm concerned.
The tricky part is pinning this down in legislation, although viewing it as collusion might make this somewhat easier as there are already laws against collusion and monopolies that you might be able to leverage.
Why should corporations pay even more tax? They're paying salaries, which are subject to income tax, and stock gains are also taxed when sold. Also, any sales they generate are subject to VAT/sales tax. Not to mention property taxes for their offices, etc.
Also, your account's posting history is egregious: https://news.ycombinator.com/posts?id=mdszy. This is not a borderline call. Accounts that post like that get banned here, regardless of what they're espousing.
