• @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      438 months ago

      I hate the fact that you get tax writeoffs because you deny anyone the ability to view any media.

      Since its essentially the taxpayers paying for a failed product, they should also be allowed to access it.

      • unalivejoy
        link
        fedilink
        English
        188 months ago

        It’s technically owned by the IRS, and the people.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          198 months ago

          That’s not what a tax write-off is. The IRS didn’t give them any money. They just acknowledged that WB spent $30 million on something that was business related. Literally every dollar that a business spends on itself to continue running is a “tax write-off”. The 165 million that Interstellar cost was also written-off against their taxes to reduce their tax burden. Businesses are taxed on their profits, not their revenue.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        6
        edit-2
        8 months ago

        They got a tax write-off for spending money on their business, just like literally every business does. It’s just usually that spent money turns a profit so the net result is having to pay in to taxes.

        • @flames5123
          link
          28 months ago

          Yep. I think it’s the same thing with breweries having a beer turn out bad, so they have to pour it down the drain.