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Inventor cooperatives – Could this unique Finnish model shape the future of how we invent things?
The rise and fall of Nokia Nokia’s success is often described in Finland as a miracle; the company…
If we want more mutuals and cooperatives, an easy idea would be to tax them differently. If switching to the mutual/cooperative structure allowed you to save a lot of money on taxes, perhaps corporations would make the switch.
That would likely increase the number of co-ops and many countries do. However, more cost-effective might be to support formation of new co-ops rather than giving permanent tax benefits. Once a co-op is up and running, if they pay lower taxes than an otherwise comparable non-cooperative, that can be perceived as unfair.