Google's "Do no evil" mantra and tax avoidance

[cw1865]

Google's "Don't be evil" dictum needs to be viewed within the context of "Do as I say, not as I do."

I don't think tax evasion is considered malum in se unless it's fraud. Legally, NOT evil.....

[deepsand]

There's a legal definition of "evil?"

[cw1865]

Well, I am being glib of course, but the criminal law distinguishes betweenmalum in se

[cw1865]

well that didn't work, but malum in se, evil in itself, like murder....versus malum prohibitum, which is evil because we prohibit it and for no other reason.

[deepsand]

So, if found to be engaging in anticompetitive ways, Google would be the latter evil?

[cw1865]

Not sure, I always associate it with the old common law crimes, I kind've want to see murder, assault, larceny, burglary, robbery, fraud, arson, etc.....Anti-competitive.....I would say it depends, for instance if they're blocking market entrants, that's a figurative assault, but if they go about their business well and form say, a monopoly, there's nothing particularly evil about forming a monopoly in and of itself, it's he consequence of unhindered market power.....Perhaps intent matters? We don't spend that much time on it, I assure you.....

[deepsand]

In this particular instance, I was thinking of anticompetitive actions that violate the Law; e.g., in the US, Sherman.

[UKWebEntrepreneur]

I wish I had their accountant on my roll LOL