I used to work with a guy that lived in a $750K house despite the fact that he made $20K/year on paper. Everything was under his corporation and it was most definitely not legit. He was under the impression that he would claim ignorance and blame his accountant for all of it. But it doesn't work that way. It was up to Apple to unilaterally check with the EU and apparently they didn't.
I'm all for giving breaks for inventions that feed people in poverty or cure diseases, but the world would have been just fine without the iPhone. Maybe a few hipsters would have lost track of their Starbucks points, no great loss.
Actually, if Ireland did indeed step beyond their bounds they can. Apple's bad for not ensuring it was cleared with the EU which has overall governance over Ireland.
The last time I was in Walmart I told them, "You can have the money for this USB flash drive or you can have the tax for it, but NOT BOTH". It didn't go so well.
I'd have to see some stats on the industry distribution of illegal immigration and working versus the number being allowed in today and where they work. If the number of illegal immigrants coming in and working for large corporations matches the number of immigrants being brought in on H1B today then you have a point. I would hazard a guess though that there have been less and the people who have come in illegally are quite limited as to what job they do when they get here; most often doing jobs that few people here really want. You could also raise the point that there was alcohol consumption during prohibition, but in reality the overall amount of alcohol that was consumed was much less.
I'm not really sure what a pizza delivery person does that he/she deserves gratuity for. Because they found their way from the restaurant to your house? In the last restaurant I had with a server, they were able to drive successfully to the restaurant to work their shift but I didn't factor that into their tip.
Fine, but then there *is* a natural order of things. Don't call down a middle class American for wanting *his* way of life to be protected at the cost of the average Indians when the wealthy (and leadership class as you accurately pointed out) of both nations are working on the same philosophy. Any way you look at it, there is nothing fair about this so don't look for some inherent fairness in the arguments.
I don't believe in a natural order of things. I very strongly believe people living in India have every right to wealth and quality of living as we do here. The way to accomplish that is for India to raise their quality of living and not for us to sacrifice ours. The biggest problem is that we are not lowering our quality of life unilaterally. If there are any economic gains over there from 'globalization' most of the burden of it is being placed on the lower and middle classes over here. All of this is blatantly benefiting the wealthy class, and it is no wonder the wealth gap is widening. So while you argue that I am perceiving some sort of order of things, all I want is for everyone to be equal rather than have a world with a privileged few separated by a wide chasm and physical walls from a largely desperate population. Perhaps this is all because there aren't enough resources to support that many wealthy people. Fine, then let's all demand that wealth be decreased equally if that needs to happen.
Early in my life corporations had to make do with talent that was available to them domestically, or deal with complicated immigration laws. Now it seems if they don't like the wages domestic workers are asking all they have to do is skip over to a third world country and tap a few people on the shoulder. If you think this doesn't sacrifice America's standing as a first world country as the years go on then you're not even worth responding to. We are already seeing increased violence as a result. Right now the violence flares up and is quelled. I predict it will worsen as the years go on if this doesn't change.
It seems to me the powers are creating a situation where you will have to make a certain level of wealth to live in the US. Everyone who is wealthy and successful in other countries will come here. If you can't make it here, you and your family will end up in a third world country to fight for the scraps.
I'm all for bringing the talent to the US. If they have what it takes to start a successful company then fine, but their companies should employ local labor once started.
There are varying degrees of friends. My closest friends and family, yes, will email or text. But it is the circle just beyond that, that you may only see a couple times a year and it is nice when you do.. Those are the ones that might not remember to contact you directly, so it is nice not to miss those events. I'm not a 'networker', but I imagine Facebook is pretty indispensable for people who are.
How could it go wrong if they were to write the three lines required to detect the user's speed and stop the game if the user is moving greater than walking speed? People have already said that there are very rare Pokemons while riding in a bus/train etc.
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I used to work with a guy that lived in a $750K house despite the fact that he made $20K/year on paper. Everything was under his corporation and it was most definitely not legit. He was under the impression that he would claim ignorance and blame his accountant for all of it. But it doesn't work that way. It was up to Apple to unilaterally check with the EU and apparently they didn't.
I'm all for giving breaks for inventions that feed people in poverty or cure diseases, but the world would have been just fine without the iPhone. Maybe a few hipsters would have lost track of their Starbucks points, no great loss.
Then they probably should have signed this deal before 1993.
I don't know why this was downmodded.. It puts into perspective just how insane the deal was. Ireland really got very little out of it.
Apple and Ireland are appealing, so I would say they are refuting it.
That's silly, the UN has no say over taxes of member nations.
Actually, if Ireland did indeed step beyond their bounds they can. Apple's bad for not ensuring it was cleared with the EU which has overall governance over Ireland.
The last time I was in Walmart I told them, "You can have the money for this USB flash drive or you can have the tax for it, but NOT BOTH". It didn't go so well.
Maybe there could be a comment in the instruction book about not stopping in traffic. People would HAVE to follow that!
If it can't pass a driving test it shouldn't be driving.
I agree completely. But what would Tesla do? It wouldn't sell as many cars.
The choice is to work and be abused or starve. You're an idiot if you think that's a choice at all.
I'd have to see some stats on the industry distribution of illegal immigration and working versus the number being allowed in today and where they work. If the number of illegal immigrants coming in and working for large corporations matches the number of immigrants being brought in on H1B today then you have a point. I would hazard a guess though that there have been less and the people who have come in illegally are quite limited as to what job they do when they get here; most often doing jobs that few people here really want. You could also raise the point that there was alcohol consumption during prohibition, but in reality the overall amount of alcohol that was consumed was much less.
Yeah.. I don't order that much pizza.
I'm not really sure what a pizza delivery person does that he/she deserves gratuity for. Because they found their way from the restaurant to your house? In the last restaurant I had with a server, they were able to drive successfully to the restaurant to work their shift but I didn't factor that into their tip.
Absolutely. I'm against that too. How does that have a bearing on this?
Fine, but then there *is* a natural order of things. Don't call down a middle class American for wanting *his* way of life to be protected at the cost of the average Indians when the wealthy (and leadership class as you accurately pointed out) of both nations are working on the same philosophy. Any way you look at it, there is nothing fair about this so don't look for some inherent fairness in the arguments.
I don't believe in a natural order of things. I very strongly believe people living in India have every right to wealth and quality of living as we do here. The way to accomplish that is for India to raise their quality of living and not for us to sacrifice ours. The biggest problem is that we are not lowering our quality of life unilaterally. If there are any economic gains over there from 'globalization' most of the burden of it is being placed on the lower and middle classes over here. All of this is blatantly benefiting the wealthy class, and it is no wonder the wealth gap is widening. So while you argue that I am perceiving some sort of order of things, all I want is for everyone to be equal rather than have a world with a privileged few separated by a wide chasm and physical walls from a largely desperate population. Perhaps this is all because there aren't enough resources to support that many wealthy people. Fine, then let's all demand that wealth be decreased equally if that needs to happen.
Early in my life corporations had to make do with talent that was available to them domestically, or deal with complicated immigration laws. Now it seems if they don't like the wages domestic workers are asking all they have to do is skip over to a third world country and tap a few people on the shoulder. If you think this doesn't sacrifice America's standing as a first world country as the years go on then you're not even worth responding to. We are already seeing increased violence as a result. Right now the violence flares up and is quelled. I predict it will worsen as the years go on if this doesn't change.
I didn't see anywhere in here that said Americans *couldn't* start a company. They'll just have to compete harder for it.
By the way, I find it kind of funny that I'm on this side of the conversation. Usually I am about protectionism.
It seems to me the powers are creating a situation where you will have to make a certain level of wealth to live in the US. Everyone who is wealthy and successful in other countries will come here. If you can't make it here, you and your family will end up in a third world country to fight for the scraps.
Well more companies hiring Americans is a good thing. If these more companies do nothing but ship money overseas then they are nothing but leaches.
Then there is no more America. Everything we have been told to respect about it has been sold.
I'm all for bringing the talent to the US. If they have what it takes to start a successful company then fine, but their companies should employ local labor once started.
There are varying degrees of friends. My closest friends and family, yes, will email or text. But it is the circle just beyond that, that you may only see a couple times a year and it is nice when you do.. Those are the ones that might not remember to contact you directly, so it is nice not to miss those events. I'm not a 'networker', but I imagine Facebook is pretty indispensable for people who are.
How could it go wrong if they were to write the three lines required to detect the user's speed and stop the game if the user is moving greater than walking speed? People have already said that there are very rare Pokemons while riding in a bus/train etc.