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Originally Posted by darryl
Agreed, It is very easy to get carried away. Countries have the power to legislate on a so-called "extra-territorial" basis but of course must deal with the fact that such measures are in a practical sense unenforceable for the most part and also impinge on the sovereignty of other nations.
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Precisely. An excellent example of that is that fact that EU tells people in other countries that, if they sell goods to people in the EU, VAT should be charged, which should then be passed on to the appropriate government, but as a matter of practicality they have no means of compelling any non EU-based company to charge VAT.