stackyFACTSNo, this isn't a bizarre lunch order; it's how tech monopolies avoid paying their fair share.
No, this isn't a bizarre lunch order; it's how tech monopolies avoid paying their fair share. It's a real corporate tax strategy where companies route profits through a series of Irish and Dutch subsidiary shell companies to exploit international tax codes, ultimately shifting the money to a tax haven in the Caribbean. It legally erased billions in tax liabilities for companies like Google and Apple before finally being phased out.
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