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onethatcares

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38. wouldn't it be easier to

Sat May 4, 2013, 01:42 PM

May 2013

just open a post office box in the Bahamas and claim that as my international office?

I wonder why no one else has thought of that great idea

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Apple Walks Away From Multibillion Dollar Tax Obligation [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

du rec. nt xchrom May 2013 #1

The fleecing Newest Reality May 2013 #2

Apple, overpriced bling for snobs. xtraxritical May 2013 #33

Disgusting Nt newfie11 May 2013 #3

And I had to scrape Le Taz Hot May 2013 #4

Apple is not breaking any laws here. Nye Bevan May 2013 #5

+1 countmyvote4real May 2013 #6

Most DUers don't borrow money to avoid paying from money we've got stashed in offshore accounts. marmar May 2013 #7

+1 newfie11 May 2013 #9

Probably because most DUers are not corporations. Nye Bevan May 2013 #12

Sadly, I have found most DUers DO break the law to avoid taxes joeglow3 May 2013 #43

Apple uses public resources that WE pay for to make their massive profits. tridim May 2013 #8

And just how does that make you pay more? harmonicon May 2013 #19

Do you really think it's cool that all these massive corporations barely have to pay any taxes? tridim May 2013 #21

And you have to pay more how? harmonicon May 2013 #26

They pay less (or none) we pay more. It's simple math. tridim May 2013 #29

I think you don't know how taxes and budgets work. (nt) harmonicon May 2013 #30

They are going by the law. We've discussed it before. The tax subsidies to corporations. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #22

That's because corporations own the politicians, they have good PR firms. Dustlawyer May 2013 #27

So true. This is the way of the world, isn't it? The fat cats get it all. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #28

That's the truth A Little Weird May 2013 #31

Exactly. And ultimately it's the voters fault. They picked Obama's opposition. onehandle May 2013 #10

Don't blame them? Loudestlib May 2013 #11

Yeah, where do jerks get off lobbying a representative congress for what is in their best interest?! harmonicon May 2013 #18

No time for rest in the crusade for everything Apple MattBaggins May 2013 #39

Well you have to admit that lobbying is out of control and very lopsided cui bono May 2013 #42

They are jerks Loudestlib May 2013 #52

I'm quite sure you've missed my point. (nt) harmonicon May 2013 #53

Fair point Gore1FL May 2013 #14

Well said! mountain grammy May 2013 #24

Ultimately, it's the politicians who gave the tax susidies to corporations. Exxon and GE pay ZERO Honeycombe8 May 2013 #25

+1 aristocles May 2013 #15

+1 (nt) harmonicon May 2013 #17

They can afford better lobbyists to write those laws corkhead May 2013 #34

LOL, Fan Boy I assume? Logical May 2013 #44

Get a Mac Orrex May 2013 #13

I have a Mac and I can still tell Apple to go fuck itself. Whisp May 2013 #47

How do I get one of these offshore accounts? KansDem May 2013 #16

Do the majority of your business in another country. harmonicon May 2013 #20

wouldn't it be easier to onethatcares May 2013 #38

Well, you'd actually have to incorporate there... harmonicon May 2013 #40

is there an app for that? datasuspect May 2013 #23

NO PROBLEM: Just increase taxes on all those rich stock holders. Coyotl May 2013 #32

Over who's dead body? Newest Reality May 2013 #35

Something i've never quite understood: those foreign profits, were they taxed in their respective yodermon May 2013 #36

56% of their sales are from Apple stores and other Apple dealers located in foreign countries Elwood P Dowd May 2013 #41

Yes and Yes joeglow3 May 2013 #45

GIANT SHOCK....not blackspade May 2013 #37

fuck you, Apple. and Jobs was an asshole. Whisp May 2013 #46

Well, they have a gay CEO, Al Gore is a board member, they support gay marriage Elwood P Dowd May 2013 #48

greedy bastards are not all right wing. n/t Whisp May 2013 #49

But the Apple hate group here on DU never points out the republican run companies like Dell & HP Elwood P Dowd May 2013 #50

because Dell and HP are a given for greedy bastards. Whisp May 2013 #51