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The European Commission will present by the end of March its plan for overhauling tax rules for internet giants Cheap Nike Vapormax Black , aimed at making them pay up in the countries where they earn their profits, a top official said Sunday.


EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told France's Radio J that his proposals would ""create a consensus and an electroshock"" on taxing digital economy revenues.


Under EU law, American technology titans like Google and Facebook can choose to report their income in any member state, prompting them to pick low-tax nations like Ireland, the Netherlands or Luxembourg.


That deprives other nations in the bloc of any of the tax revenue, even though they may account for a bigger share of the earnings.


The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says such rules cost governments around the world as much as $240 billion (193 billion euros) a year in lost revenue, according to a 2015 estimate.


""The idea is to be able to identify the activities of digital companies, so we need a range of indicators -- the number of clicks, the number of IP addresses, advertising, and eventually revenues... and then we'll find ways to tax them,"" Moscovici said.


He said the new rules would apply to giants like Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon -- together known as GAFA -- as well as services like AirBnB and Booking.


""When you rent a room on Booking, it generates considerable revenue for a company which we don't really know where it's located, and which pays very little in taxes,"" he said.


On average internet giants pay a tax rate of 9 percent in Europe, compared with an average corporate rate of 23 percent, Moscovici said.


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" Charisma, Love and Health

Posted by nick_niesen on October 26th, 2010


This is an amazing story. It's about my friend Robert. Robert is one of those really charismatic people. You know the kind I mean. Wherever he goes, people are just drawn to him, its truly a sight to behold.


At dinner the other night, Robert's charm drew the waiters in and they conversed with him a great deal. However, when I spoke up, the waiters didn't seem to pay much attention. They may have even been a little dismissive. It was as if the only person at the table was Robert. The difference was Robert's charisma. He has that special way about him that we all sometimes wished we had.


Anyway, in order to find out what that special something was, I decided to interview Robert. I captured about 2 hours worth of questions and answers with him.


Here is what I found out. Robert basically, though he might not say this directly, 'loves' people when he talks to them.


He has genuine concern and positive regard. He likes to focus in on one thing that he finds especially interesting about a person when he talks to them. It doesn't matter if he tells the person what that thing is or not, it seems to have the same effect. Try it and see what happens.


Now, how does that relate to health? Well you see, my article on the mind-body connection discusses the principle that Bernie Siegel wrote about in his book, Love, Medicine and Miracles. It seems that when his cancer patients revolutionized their thinking to become more loving and accepting of others, their cancer often went into remission.


You see, what Robert does with people, is love them when he talks to them. Keep in mind that love is an action, it is not an idea that sits there, it is active. Bernie's cancer patients loved those around them more and as a result their health improved.


Now do you see the connection between charisma, love and health? By loving others, not only can your health improve, but your social life improves as well.


So what are you waiting for? Start looking for ways to love others more and watch your life improve in every aspect. This could be the most important thing you'll read today. Why not share it with a friend?


This article is for information purposes only. If you have or think you have a health problem, visit your doctor for diagnoses and treatment.


I do not mean to single out cellular phone companies, but their contracts in general have the appearance of the least negotiable as far as length of service, termination provisions, and the inclusion of the small print on the back page. I personally have attempted to negotiate the terms of a cellular phone contract for the fun of it.


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