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rrtthu··on Europeans vow to pursue digital tax plans after US “provocation”
The logic of the tax is "a product consumed on a territory is subject to tax in said territory". Saying this is akin to an import tax is like saying the VAT is an import tax.
rrtthu··on Swiss companies must pay share of rent for employees working from home
It's Switzerland, salaries are already distorded there. They might as well push it a little more.
rrtthu··on Patriot Act amendment needing a warrant for browsing history fails
If TOR had fiver-level speed I'd be on all the time. The trade off is just too high.
rrtthu··on US weekly jobless claims jump by 6.6M
Part of the stimulus is ensuring that unemployed people will get enough cash to live by. They increased the allowance by 600USD per week.
rrtthu··on Swinging the Vote?
Sure, however this is the kind of cases where "the system" (democracy) would benefit from an equal treatment of all, regardless of their capacity to game gmail.
rrtthu··on New antiviral treatment made from sugar
Isn't there also the mirror molecule thing they can do to imitate patented ones?
rrtthu··on Tesla Cybertruck
Well if he's going to use these to go on mars it's got to be functional without anything frivolous.
rrtthu··on Margrethe Vestager stays on as EU competition head in blow for tech giants
Vestager as EU competition, Goulard as defense, Timmermans on climate. These are the ingredients for a strong EU, and it's good news for the world.