Marko Islamovic@marko_is · Founder @ GigRove
I find people's views on revealing these papers inconsistent.. Like they want privacy but they also want to know where people hold their money.. Hm...
Matt Johnston@heymatt_j
@marko_is No, they want people to pay their taxes like everyone else.
Marko Islamovic@marko_is · Founder @ GigRove
@heymatt_j It gets a bit complicated in globalized economy today.. We have free market economies where companies pay nothing or little in taxes like Hong Kong or Singapore, etc (who also have one of the biggest GDPs)... So there's literally nothing people can do about it, it's a legal structure of a different country.
Matt Johnston@heymatt_j
@marko_is Yes it is very complex but doesn't mean it should remain the same. Something needs to change to narrow this increasing marginalization of those less advantaged. The rich and powerful (both individuals and companies) need to pay their debt to society also. Perhaps we need to start enforcing companies running in the country they're operating in to be… See more
Marko Islamovic@marko_is · Founder @ GigRove
@heymatt_j There are three big problems with enforcing businesses to pay in that manner: First, companies will move their operations to another tax friendly country, meaning that people will lose jobs (just like many businesses from the US are moving). Second, if let's say our domestic country enforces those regulations against international corporations, th… See more