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cstanleytech

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34. Well supposedly he is the head of Apple which is a powerful company

Reply to OhioChick (Reply #19)

Wed May 22, 2013, 05:04 PM

May 2013

though with the loss of Steve Jobs I wonder how long that will last especially since Samsung and other phone makers have more than caught up with what the Iphone can do.

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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