Wednesday, November 06, 2024

PWC : Estimates - Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world

Andy Dufresne in THE SHAWSHANK REMPTION: “Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."


The art of tax administration in Australia


Australian federal police begin search of PwC headquarters amid tax leaks scandal


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Floods in Spain: ‘The Mediterranean’s warming is dynamite’ Le Monde


Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world BBC


Consolidation Threatens to Rip ‘Service’ Out of Postal Service Labor Notes


The Billionaire Is the Threat, Not the Solution 404 Media


ProrepublicaInside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care: “Every day, patients across America crack open envelopes with bad news. Yet another health insurer has decided not to pay for a treatment that their doctor has recommended. 

Sometimes it’s a no for an MRI for a high school wrestler with a strained back. Sometimes for a cancer procedure that will help a grandmother with a throat tumor. Sometimes for a heart scan for a truck driver feeling short of breath.


PwC accused of interfering in Australian tax leaks probe




Gina Rinehart throws lifeline to MinRes as company awaits outcome of probe into tax evasion allegations


Rinehart splashes $1.1bn on gas bet as MinRes slashes jobs


The documents MinRes directors didn’t see - MinRes defends handling of Chris Ellison tax scandal claims


More than 1,200 large companies paid no tax, ATO reveals, as it vows to fight profit shifting


15 Best Amazon Alternatives For Ethical Online Shopping

goodgoodgood [June 2022] Amazon, the company that catapulted founder Jeff Bezos to billionaire status (and to the edge of space), has long been touted as environmentally unfriendly; the company emits the same level of carbon emissions as the country of Norway, according to a report released by Amazon in 2019.

 Its impact on the environment, and on the lives of its warehouse workers, means that many conscious consumers have switched to alternative companies that are more ethical, environmentally friendly, and aligned with their personal values. The good news about switching from Amazon is that there are plenty of options, thanks to the myriad of ethical alternatives available to consumers and customers.

See also background on why to seek options for Amazon – Washington Post: “The Washington Post is not bothering to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. (Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin and the founder and executive chairman of Amazon and Amazon Web Services, also owns The Post.) We as a newspaper suddenly remembered, less than two weeks before the election, that we had a robust tradition 50 years ago of not telling anyone what to do with their vote for president. It is time we got back to those “roots,” I’m told! Roots are important, of course. 

As recently as the 1970s, The Post did not endorse a candidate for president. As recently as centuries ago, there was no Post and the country had a king! Go even further back, and the entire continent of North America was totally uninhabitable, and we were all spineless creatures who lived in the ocean, and certainly there were no Post subscribers. But if I were the paper, I would be a little embarrassed that it has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to make our presidential endorsement. I will spare you the suspense: I am endorsing Kamala Harris for president, because I like elections and want to keep having them…”