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Old 04-09-2015, 11:31 AM   #28
fjtorres
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
In this case, though, we appear to have a situation of a government accusing companies of exploiting loopholes in the laws of their own country. Laws that they themselves have made. And far from being an impartial enquiry, the title of this thread strongly suggests that the outcome has been pre-determined.
Odds are it is political grandstanding to make it look like they want to *do something* while understanding that if they actually do something the reactions and consequences won't be good for them.

We get it all the time in the US Congress; they hold hearings, bring in celebrities or CEOs, get some press, do some handwringing, go home and do nothing.
It's political spectacle for the peanut gallery.
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