#EU buigt voor de bedrijven #lobby: De nieuwe winstbelasting gaat de #EuropeseUnie naar schatting zeven miljard euro kosten.
#RaceToTheBottom
https://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/economie/10602517/brussel-stelt-aanpassing-winstbelasting-voor
Brussel stelt aanpassing winstbelasting voor

De Europese Commissie wil innovatie stimuleren en meer renteaftrek toestaan zodat Europese bedrijven beter kunnen concurreren. 

bnr.nl
Race to the bottom

Ranking battles between industries to determine which are the worst. Vote now.

@solar_chase
Either something very wrong or something very right going on when an administration — regime — tries to upend history. Now does not seem like a period when America is trying to right past wrongs or bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice. 😕
#WrongSideOfHistory
#RaceToTheBottom
@moz Look! A matching pair of dog-whistling arsehats!
Rascist, sexist numbnuts! Why do the Libs believe in dragging Old Johnny Howard War Criminal out is a vote winner. Don’t get me started on the Mad Monk……#AusPol, #racetothebottom
Fiscale prikkels dragen bij aan daling arbeidsinkomensquote - ESB

De arbeidsinkomensquote (AIQ) in Nederland is de afgelopen decennia gedaald en dat wordt vaak gekoppeld aan achterblijvende loongroei. Met gedetailleerdere gegevens die eerder nog niet beschikbaar waren, blijkt de AIQ-waarde lager. Een substantieel deel van de bijstelling is toe te schrijven aan de sector zakelijke dienstverlening waarbij fiscale prikkels een rol spelen.

ESB
US tech giants allying with European far-right to strip back EU rules

Amid rising EU-US tensions, a new report has accused Big Tech of courting far-right MEPs to weaken the EU's regulatory power on AI and data.

If you needed further proof as to why AI regulation such as the #EU AI Act and #GDPR are necessary just check the dystopian trends on other side of the pond.

https://youtu.be/5lYsO4k7OIY?si=paGwn8uuoND9dVWz
#palantir #nvidia #ai #europe #digitalrulebook #AIAct #racetothebottom #orwellian

We’re All So F’d | NVIDIA x Palantir, Global Surveillance, "Pre-Crime" Arrests, & AI

YouTube
Horribly good case-study of the need for international solidarity - the work is safer and less damaging now, but the jobs have moved on #racetothebottom #journalism
"At its peak, Alang employed more than 60,000 workers. Today, that number has shrunk to fewer than 15,000, according to the union."
https://aje.io/ycnrk7
‘No work’: India’s Alang, the world’s largest graveyard of ships, is dying

The Gujarati town accounts for nearly 98 percent of India’s total and about a third of the global ship recycling volume.

Al Jazeera