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[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

I don't think seizing a company headquartered in Ireland to avoid taxes is going to have the effect they are envisioning here

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I didn't read it as anything beyond denying them that particular tax haven

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

It was phrased as "seizing property" though

Seize the means of Tax Evasion

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Those companies usually have multinational offices/facilities and/or sales in the EU, if they're not too small to matter. Or even if they are too small to matter, they'll have to operate under EU law or lose their EU customers.