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CommercialOk7324 t1_jdy0c36 wrote

Reply to comment by SardScroll in Angry youths challenge Macron and his pension law by Quantum_II

Or. Stay with me, a higher tax on the wealthy and corporations. I know: “but they pay such high taxes already!” Apparently not high enough. “They’ll flee the country!” Ah. So we placate them or they take their ball and go home.

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WoodPear t1_jdz7fif wrote

Did Google not just fire 10,000 people like two/three months ago because they were expecting slower growth/profits? (Same deal with Facebook around the same timeframe)

Sure, they're tech workers so they can find another job more easily, but what if Walmart or McDonalds were to "take their ball and go home"?

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