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By paying taxes into a country, you're putting money into the country?
By paying taxes you are putting money into the black hole of government. The wealth of a country is not determined by it's tax base. It's determined by the commerce that takes place within its borders. Taxes are a zero sum game. Everyone paying more taxes doesn't necessarily mean more government freebies.
The free enterprise is the only place where value is created. Taxes are where value goes to die.
In contrast market exchanges always advance both sides. The real value to multinational companies comes from the capitalist value, not the taxes they pay.
Here is an example:
Toyota, a Japanese company, builds Toyota Tundras in TEXAS out of more US made parts than Ford or Chevy. They wouldn't do it that way unless it was worth it for them to do.
Employees won't trade time unless the money is worth it.
Toyota won't hire employees unless the employee is worth the money.
Parts suppliers won't supply Toyota unless it is worth it to them.
Toyota won't buy the parts unless they are worth it to them.
Customers won't buy a Tundra unless they think it's worth the money.
Toyota wouldn't sell the tundra unless it was worth it to them.
These are free, open and voluntary exchanges of wealth... Each time it happens, more value is created. Everyone, at every stage, traded up.
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