Ireland Bucks Global Tax Deal

[applegrove]

Ireland Bucks Global Tax Deal

July 15, 2021 at 7:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 34 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/07/15/ireland-bucks-global-tax-deal/

"SNIP.....

“Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that Ireland cannot be part of an international agreement on a minimum global tax rate of 15 percent,” the Irish Times: reports.

“Earlier this month, the G7 and OECD countries reached agreement but not unanimous consensus on the key aspects of a global tax deal which seeks to introduce a minimum rate of 15 per cent. Ireland is among a handful of countries, including Hungary, who are opposed to a 15 percent rate.”

......SNIP"

[applegrove]

1. Canada had a whole bunch of Irish immigrants or wantabees after

the last time Ireland was a neocon paradise and it all blew up.

[pwb]

2. Raise their NATO payments to make up for their opposition.

I am sick of our own telling us to get screwed?

[DFW]

3. And guess how much that will net you?

Go ahead. Triple their NATO dues.

300% of zero is still zero.

If Ireland ever joins NATO, then you might have a case.

[Gruenemann]

4. Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'!

[pwb]

5. I thought all English speaking countries are in NATO.

Fuck them then.

[DFW]

6. Australia and New Zealand aren't in NATO, either.

For the record

Although they are definitely English-speaking, their proximity to the NA part of NATO (i.e. the North Atlantic) is tenuous at best, so I think they deserve a pass here.