• Oderus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      The percentage seemed arbitrary and it being retroactive seemed excessive and unnecessary. We depend on US content so much you couldn’t possibly function on the internet without it. It’ll force the US to limit services so we’ll be forced to use Chinese or European services and for what benefit? I use an adblocker and pirate most my stuff so no one is making money off me.

      • karlhungus@lemmy.ca
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        5 hours ago

        The percentage seemed arbitrary and it being retroactive seemed excessive and unnecessary.

        What?! 3% We pay 8.79% on our income here. Three seems low.

        I feel like no facebook in canada would be a net positive, especially after reading “Carless people”. I don’t even think that would happen, it’s not like these companies can’t afford it, they just don’t want to set a precedent, and they spent all that money on trump!

        I use an adblocker and pirate most my stuff so no one is making money off me.

        You never use Amazon? I also use an adblocker and a pihole i think i see relatively fewer ads, i still see them.

        The one negative i can think of coming out of this is the companies passing the tax on to us, i suspect that wouldn’t happen.

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      Canada’s implementation is different from other countries’:

      • It’s retroactive to 2022 - so the corps in question would have to drop a big payout in the first year.
      • It’s slightly higher than the UK tax that the yanks didn’t call out. (3% vs. 2%)

      I don’t know if I would call it stupid, but that retroactive thing seems odd. I don’t know much about corporate tax law, so maybe that’s a thing? I dunno.

      • karlhungus@lemmy.ca
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        10 hours ago

        I don’t get the hate, it seems like about time these ultra rich companies paid some taxes?

        • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          9 hours ago

          I think the companies are the only ones who hate the DST. That and their puppet politicians.

      • gaiussabinus@lemmy.world
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        11 hours ago

        They were told about the implementation and the date active. They have chosen not to pay. The total to current date is due. Its like me not doing my taxes for seven years and receiving the letter from the cra that I had better bring my taxes to current year or face fines. Same deal for businesses.

      • leastaction@lemmy.ca
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        11 hours ago

        The idea was to give the Americans time to negotiate something before the tax came into effect. If they didn’t do it in 3 years, I don’t know why Carney thinks giving in will lead to any benefit for Canada.