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Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

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  1. _8L34K · · focus · HN ↗
    "Meta is claiming that the costly A.I. computer chips it buys from companies, including Nvidia, are entitled to a taxpayer-provided discount as part of the experiment."

    Why do these schemes always involves these private companies siphoning money from taxpayers? It's "communism" (or whatever) to subsidize public health, yet we are expected to subsidize experimental AI companies.

    1. philipallstar · · focus · HN ↗
      No one is siphoning money from taxpayers. Paying less tax legally is not taking any money from you.
      1. esalman · · focus · HN ↗
        Then who is paying for the data centers?
        1. atomicUpdate · · focus · HN ↗
          Meta is. That’s very clearly stated in the article and literally no one is disputing that fact.
          1. esalman · · focus · HN ↗
            If I pay $2000 for childcare and then get $1000 tax credit, am I really paying $2000 for childcare?
            1. philipallstar · · focus · HN ↗
              Yes. You're just having slightly less money stolen by the government.
        2. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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