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		verzali on Sept 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple must pay 13B euros in back taxes, EU's top c... Maybe now the Irish government could do something about the housing crisis. Ah who I am kidding, they'll blow it all on fancy hats or some such.

mrspuratic on Sept 11, 2024 [–]

Good one, have a potato.

You know it's EU state aid rules that severely constrain government spending like that?

verzali on Sept 11, 2024 | [–]

Is that supposed to be a joke about the famine? It's in poor taste if so.

EU state aid rules don't stop governments building houses...

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