[Myrddin]

If that's the case, then I'd like to know why Germany is trying to push Ireland to raise its corporate tax rate.

Germany wants Ireland make itself less attractive as a corporate headquarters. If they don't, Germany will withhold any assistance.

[Olog-hai]

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Germany wants Ireland make itself less attractive as a corporate headquarters. If they don't, Germany will withhold any assistance

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Imperialist blackmail. That would have been less feasible if Ireland had not surrendered the punt.

The "beneficial crisis" is still in full swing. Now imagine if the USA had even thought of trying what Germany's doing with impunity right now, how the USA would be utterly excoriated? Not that such is in the USA's nature, but there's no justification to Germany's empire-building in this fashion.