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jmowreader

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30. Why the hell would he repatriate it at all, unless the tax rate drops to zero?

Reply to socialsecurityisAAA (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2013, 03:55 AM

May 2013

Assume the US dropped the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 5. He has $30 billion parked in a place where he doesn't pay a nickel in taxes on it. Why the fuck would he take tax-free money and bring it back to the US so he can pay taxes on it?

Unless the Republicans decide to allow us to close this loophole, these hearings are nothing more than meetings of Governor LePetomane's Cabinet..."give the governor a harrumph!"

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Apple chief calls on US government to slash US corporate tax [View all] socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 OP

or maybe they could pay their fair share of taxes rurallib May 2013 #1

Charge Apple with tax evasion thelordofhell May 2013 #2

What they did is legal. We need to rewrite the tax laws if we want this to change. Kablooie May 2013 #20

You're probably right. defacto7 May 2013 #27

That is sheer arrogance dipsydoodle May 2013 #3

Droid Responds... Blue State Bandit May 2013 #4

Excellent dipsydoodle May 2013 #14

One Bad Apple spoils the rest. GeorgeGist May 2013 #5

pay your taxes, you greedy asshole frylock May 2013 #6

+1 Owl May 2013 #13

Does he know who his customer base is? yurbud May 2013 #7

Nationalize Apple for Tax Evasion NOW!!!!! n/t nebenaube May 2013 #8

You don't read the Constitution much, do you? former9thward May 2013 #25

I'm currently holding my own iPhone... TRoN33 May 2013 #9

Since they already pay none, how exactly would this work? Doctor_J May 2013 #10

Already pay none??? former9thward May 2013 #26

The "$100 Billion Stashed Offshore" DallasNE May 2013 #11

All while Bill Gates donates billions to charity. tinrobot May 2013 #12

But Linux is better! defacto7 May 2013 #28

Sadly, the applications I use don't run on Linux. tinrobot May 2013 #31

Oh it's nice to hear those words... defacto7 May 2013 #32

Thereby forcing us to accept his judgment about how his money should be spent instead of paying 24601 May 2013 #33

Well, I call on the governemt to slash individual taxes olddad56 May 2013 #15

It amuses me to no end when I see progressives with Apple products... TekGryphon May 2013 #16

Why is no one in Congress . . . Brigid May 2013 #17

Effing tired of the meme "highest tax rates in industrial world!" liam_laddie May 2013 #18

That mixes in personal taxes (income and sales etc.) as well; here's corporate taxes muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #21

Who the fuck does Tim Cook think he is? OhioChick May 2013 #19

Well supposedly he is the head of Apple which is a powerful company cstanleytech May 2013 #34

I ow stock in Apple and I say boycott those mother f@#(s . We can slash the corporate rate, but we okaawhatever May 2013 #22

Of course they need a tax break..... DeSwiss May 2013 #23

Congress, tell Apple that they cannot bully the US Government and its citizens ChromeFoundry May 2013 #24

Rotten to the core. tblue May 2013 #29

Why the hell would he repatriate it at all, unless the tax rate drops to zero? jmowreader May 2013 #30

Just think what their outstanding taxes would pay for? Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #35