I have no opinion on legal tax avoidance. When I could, did the same.
Merely an observation, that large and megasuccessful corporations being HQ'd in Eire is not a sign of indigenous business excellence, but more a result from a tilted playing field. If Greece set their employers' social security contributions at 3%, there would be a lot of boxes shipping within 6 months to a seaside that is both green and warm.
The second part, about the "old west" getting crushed in-between two rocks due to the East adopting - I wish to be wrong, actually. Because if I am not, the forces in motion are larger than any workers' union or even a single nation will be able to withstand.
Maybe, hopefully maybe, the UK might yet stop the tide through post-Brexit opportunities. That is, if instead of smelling the jet fuel of their bleeding airlines (as we all do, globally) they start smelling the money and focus on saving the prospects of their industry by enforcing a level legal-economic ground at least withing their own borders.
Last edited by FlightDetent; 12th May 2020 at 11:55.