Google chairman, Eric Schmidt
Rapacious Transnationals and Mega-corporations targeted by Oz Tax Department
by joyce Tuesday, Mar 18 2014, 11:19am
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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is a bureaucracy and the Oz government is owned by plutocrats and their multinational interests -- so what is wrong with the headline?
We are aware why the ATO is pursuing the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft and perhaps mining and resource companies, as they are habitual tax evaders and engage in moving profits overseas to avoid local tax responsibilities -- after all, profit is theft/exploitation and the corporations on the ATO hit list are expert in making profits; however, a brief description of what is meant by PROFIT is required at this stage, I quote from a sister site in pursuit of an Oz mega-retailer:
“... it should be clearly understood that profits do not come from thin air, someone has to be short-changed (suppliers/producers), underpaid (staff), and ripped off (consumers) -- that is where and how Coles make their filthy profits, make no mistake. And when they get caught for their “deceptive” practices and vile tactics they attempt to deceive, distract then obfuscate, but they continue to stubbornly refuse to rectify obvious problems, as the content of this entire site amply demonstrates.”In a word, profit is ‘THEFT;’ the ATO is dealing with organised criminals and deceptive thieves that also happen to own our and most other western governments. So its easy to view this entire media campaign cynically.
