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Open Source R&D Tax Credit?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the never-get-past-the-lobyists dept.

Dan writes "The Center for American Progress is proposing an R&D tax credit for open source development." From the article: "Subsidizing open source software development can also be justified on grounds of economic efficiency. Open source software development enhances the ability of other developers to create new products. It also enhances the development and dissemination of knowledge and ideas more broadly. Since the benefits to the broader software development community and the economy as a whole go well beyond the users of an individual software product, a policy that subsidizes open source development would increase economic efficiency."

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  1. Built In Tax Break by rtb144 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Most open source software comes with a built-in tax break. No income, no income tax.

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  2. Re:Center for American Progress by MAXOMENOS · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, the center of it is probably somewhere over the ocean, since the ass-end is in the White House.

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  3. Re:Profit!!! by Firehed · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait, give the congress money to convince them to give you money? Maybe both 3 and 4 should be "???" and profit gets bumped to step 5. Or maybe 3 should be 'WTFHAX?!1, ???' instead.

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  4. Re:Profit!!! by ShaunC1000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    excuse me.. but that joke is supposed to use only 3 steps with the 2nd being unknown and the 3rd being profit. Please revise