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Blizzard paid $0 in US federal taxes in 2018
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The law was changed to way it is because people with a fuck ton more money than the american public has are paying lawmakers to write the law that way.
The CEO of Activision Blizzard actively donates to politicians. These politicians turn around and work to keep taxes low and full of loopholes.
If that's "Doing what they are supposed to do", then fuck them.
That's what I'm saying. Change that.
This is why I laugh at Americans trying to lecture the world on democracy and liberty.
Y'all are just fodder in a corporatocracy.
Edit: like most of the world.
Y'all are just fodder in a corporatocracy.
Edit: like most of the world.
I'm not suggesting the corporations are angels, but ultimately it's congress and the president who signs these things into law, so it's on them.
This is what they are supposed to do. It's not on them. Its on the tax laws that can make this happen. If you're a business owner and you have the opportunity to pay no tax what so ever then you will make use of it. There are probably other reasons for Activision to be called scumbags but it's not this. Laying off employees while you're making record revenue is a bigger sin in my book even though law permits this as well. It's not really an ethical thing to do.
Change what?
"Rich people wielding their undue influence is what they are supposed to do! But it needs to be changed!"
Yeah. One can start by condemning this as shitty behavior and not calling "business as usual".
They are actively engaging in deeply immoral and criminal activity. The corporations are as much to blame as the politicians who are bribed by them.
Nah you were making excuses for why Blizzard is less in the wrong than the people making the laws. Just because they are "supposed to" take advantage of the system doesn't make it right. They absolutely are part of the problem. Especially when lobbyists have influence on these laws.
Remember that next time Blizzard announce a cute charity donation drive to sell pets and whatnot. #JustPayYourTaxes.
Yeah, we gotta just become a billionaire and change the world. Simple really
There's no such thing.
I love how we're at the point where half the responses aren't "that is disgusting and this needs to stop," they're "all big corporations do this and it's really unfair for you to single Blizzard out."
It's terrible how there's so much backlash to people just providing facts and education.
that's how US tax laws work, and every single large corporation pays lawyers to explore and exploit loopholes in the tax law.
Extremely uncharitable to label folks pointing this out as 'Corporate defenders'.
Yep all big corps do this and why i think in this day and age profit taxes are stupid and should be changed to revenue based as too easy to hide profit.
As far as I know, a political party that represents nearly half the American public is heavily in favor of tax cuts and lenient tax law.
I also think you're overplaying the bribery angle here. Some of these republicans will do whatever corporations want regardless of what's in it for them.
Why single them out? The loopholes have to be used if you're a Corp at that level.
We need to close these loopholes.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe that for Quebec it's simply that there are amazing tax credits for game companies (hence why we have such a hugely thriving scene here). I've never heard about any of the major companies not paying any taxes.
You know it's just business, of course they'd exploit the loopholes, they have a responsibility to shareholders only.
Also of course the White House exploits the loopholes by gagging its employees and stacking the supreme court, they have a responsibility to the Republicans only.
Right?
Also of course the White House exploits the loopholes by gagging its employees and stacking the supreme court, they have a responsibility to the Republicans only.
Right?
It doesn´t really matter if these corporations bribe every single politician involved or just some and put pressure on them or the entire party by other means. These are Mafia methods and i don´t really see people making excuses for organized crime as much as they do for corporations.
as stated, i'm not, all corporations are built on exploitation. this year has been pretty telling for blizzard with the whole china bootlicking though.
me saying blizzard are scum does not single them out any further than any other scummy company, it's just this is a topic about blizzard.
I can't hate the players in this game. They're taking advantage of tax breaks that are available to them. If I had that option as an individual, you bet I would take advantage of them as well.
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Have you seen PoliEra? And this site is supposedly left of center.
Record profits, negative tax bill... Massive layoffs.
Very cool. Love it when an economy is good.
Very cool. Love it when an economy is good.
Everything working according to plan.
GOP will push for yet another tax break next year too. Bet.
GOP will push for yet another tax break next year too. Bet.
The corporations aren´t the players, they are the creators of this game.
Good to know that you would prefer to fuck over your country/society by contributing to it bleeding to death if you could get away with it.
There's two separate distinctions here.
They should be trying to maximize share holder value. That's their mandate.
But they more than just players in this game. They participate in the creation of this system.
But nah, this is too much of a defeatist attitude. As if Activision needs "fairness" applied to them.
The perpetuation of this trend exists in part due to any one company being excused from the public in the name of "hate the game, not the player"
And this is why all the "change the laws then" people gotta chill. That's the type of people we're dealing with
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