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Microsoft wants all its spending on reopening Three Mile Island to come from taxpayer funded loans, and wants tax credits to reimburse it for the fact the electricity it generates will be so expensive (cleantechnica.com)
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[โ€“] voxthefox@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Proposals like this are exactly why corporations don't pay much tax. They have tons of deals and situations like this that offset their profits/tax burden

[โ€“] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Which is precisely why it should be an instant, guaranteed, "no".