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Apple Terminated Epic’s Developer Account (www.epicgames.com)
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Apple Terminated Epic’s Developer Account

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[–] -4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

So you wouldn't mind if 2% of your yearly salary after tax would disappear, right?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    Buff

    That's a false comparison. Salary after tax is not comparable to profit. Profit is after ALL expenses. So if I did something really really stupid, after being warned about it and repeatedly, and was fined 2% after ALL expenses, I'd say I got off easy.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Really, it's just an asshole tax. Most restaurants these days have extra fees that exceed 2% just because. Hell, once upon a time, a 15% tip was given for great service. Now it seems like 20-22% is often the lowest in the recommended tip section. 2% of extra money is nothing, especially when the fine is less than what was earned from the infraction. It's a lot easier to stomach a 2 billion dollar fine, when you earned 4 billion because of it.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago

    Think of some small family owned business, like a ma and pa shop. What they have after all expenses, the profit, is what they live off. That's their "salary".

    What you have left after all expenses is your savings. In a business, savings would be an investment, which does not count as profit.

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