EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen

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• Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  We should tax BigTech anyway. Unconditionally.

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  • dojan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yeah! Why the hell should they benefit from our public infrastructure if they don’t pay their way? These are the actual parasites on society that the right wingers always claim to be so worried about.

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  • tabular@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Tax BigTech to fund a universal basic income (UBI)

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    • P1nkman@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      But that’s not fair to the billionaires; how will they be able to afford food?

      Tap for spoiler

      /s

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• AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  As a start, there should be a rule that no government organisation is allowed to use software they don’t have full control over.

  We depend too much on Microsoft and AWS etc.

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• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You guys should just do that anyways tbh

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• tal@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  pushes rewind button

  theguardian.com/…/germany-trump-ttip-trade-deal

  Tue 15 Nov 2016

  Transatlantic trade deal ‘not realistic’ under Trump, German official says

  pushes fast forward button

  politico.eu/…/eu-offers-trump-removal-of-all-tari…

  April 7, 2025

  >	EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs			
  

  “Europe is always ready for a good deal,” says Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

  The Onion staff was fighting a valiant rear-guard action against reality, but it was increasingly clear that the odds were stacked against them.

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  • barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs

    *terms and conditions apply

    Last time around the Yanks wanted the EU to accept chlorinated chickens I don’t think anything has changed in that regard. They’re just playing the headlines.

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• itisileclerk@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Why not tax them anyway?

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• markovs_gun@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There are no truly successful talks with Trump. Even if you make a deal he’ll decide he doesn’t like it next week.

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  • altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The art of the steal

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• Litebit@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Change the “could” to “will”

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• commander@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Would 100% force the US to fold. The loss of influence of American tech and banking software would cripple America further and without negative sentiment from much of the American populace. Anger directed towards Trump and Republicans

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• 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Tax their advertising, it’s the only language they understand.

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