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Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)

6. Because it's a free country, that's why!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2013, 12:59 PM

May 2013

You want Apple to pay more taxes? Cool! pass laws requiring them to do so.

But don't complain if they don't pay taxed they're not legally required to, unless you voluntarily pay more tax than you have to.

The people to get angry at over tax avoidance are the politicians, not the avoiders.

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Robert Reich:Why should Apple have access to consumers if it refuses to pay its fair share of taxes? [View all] kpete May 2013 OP

Apple currently has the protection of U.S. patents and the U.S. military around the globe. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #1

I'd certainly support that! byeya May 2013 #5

Yeah - let's boycott them because they didn't break any laws. CincyDem May 2013 #2

There is something amusing... FreeJoe May 2013 #3

Very difficult to do at the shareholder level. former9thward May 2013 #7

Dividends and Capital Gains FreeJoe May 2013 #8

Then you would also have to allow full capital losses. former9thward May 2013 #9

That sounds fair FreeJoe May 2013 #10

That could be said of thousands of business entities burnodo May 2013 #4

Because it's a free country, that's why! Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #6

Oh, yes. randome May 2013 #11

They've shown that Apple is the only company to do this? NightWatcher May 2013 #12