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Paris and Brian Crash a BioTech Conference

System Crash

CHAPTER

Unions, Taxes, and Tech: A Political Tangle

This chapter explores the challenges unions face in the U.S. amid political efforts to weaken labor rights, while also examining the rising trend of digital services taxes as countries response to tax evasion by multinational tech companies. The conversation touches on the friction between international taxation and U.S. policy, particularly under the Trump administration, highlighting the complexities and frustrations surrounding corporate influence in politics. Through a humorous anecdote about cookies at a biotech conference, the speakers reflect on societal trust and the moral dilemmas posed by corporate manipulation in governance.

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