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US Government Seeks To Intervene in Apple's EU Tax Appeal (reuters.com)
The U.S. government has sought to intervene in Apple's appeal against an EU order to pay back up to 13 billion euros ($14.8 billion) in Irish taxes, Reuters is reporting. From a report: iPhone maker Apple took its case to the Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, in December after the European Commission issued the record tax demand saying the U.S. company won sweetheart tax deals from the Irish government which amounted to illegal subsidies. The decision was criticized by the Obama administration which said the European Union was helping itself to cash that should have ended up in the United States. The Trump administration, which has tentatively proposed a tax break on $2.6 trillion in corporate profits being held offshore as part of its tax reform, has not said anything in public about the case.
No they didn't pay less. You're just jealous you're not rich. Maybe work harder instead of bitching all the time like a little girl.
I assume the US government thinks that 0.5% average tax is fine ?
If they have that opinion, I think they should let everybody know, and make sure Apple pays just as little in the US.
If not, shut up and let Apple pay what they rightfuly should have done. Be it 10-20 or 30%. Everybody knows 0.5% is wrong.
Wrong and wrong.
I think being forced to pay any taxes whatsoever is wrong and robbery.
Unfair yes. Wrong no. Paying taxes is wrong and also unfair.
For a company just as with an immigrant one could argue they had made a choice though. I guess it could be argued that if you as a company decide it's still worthwhile doing business there even though you'd have to pay whatever amount of taxes they demanded for sales there then that was your decision. Similarly if you moved to a country maybe that could be seen as you accepting how things are there.
But I would really want to see private contracts created for whatever collective stuff one wanted to be part of.
Want access to the national road network? Pay.
Want health-care? Pay.
Want schooling? Pay.
Don't want feminists or Islamists or socialists telling you you're an ass-hole and what to do? Don't pay.