Posts by TBell

Quote: Originally Posted by Wiggin    Because most pro-Apple web sites that report on this leave out the part where the agreements between Apple and the publishers also dictated the prices Amazon was allowed to...

Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69  I just don't buy that. These are very well connected deep pocket having publishers that have white shoe law firms on retainer capable of handling a federal case. I don't believe...

Quote: Originally Posted by ankleskater  Being a politician is a good gig. But do some research and you'll find out how many congressmen actually took a pay cut by entering politics. Quite a few are millionaires...

Quote: Originally Posted by thebudda  This is nothing more than the greedy US government needing money that non-government agencies, or even private citizens, have. The government has no right to Apple or Google's...

Some people criticizing McCain and Levin might consider the goal of the hearing is not necessarily to beat up Apple, but to point out the absurdity of the means Apple goes to to lower its tax burden. Obama ran on a platform of closing...

Quote: Originally Posted by Winnie  Amazon is allowed to SELL products TAX FREE to US customers. So where is the real problem?     The last I checked, the federal government does not collect a sales...

Quote: Originally Posted by eat@me    Not unless Apple wants to bring that money back into the US - then it WILL be taxed.  US is the only country on the planet that taxes its citizens on worldwide...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum  It is amazing to me that the 2 Senators questioning so far (Levin D MI, McCain R AZ) refuse to understand that this money was earned in foreign countries and all taxes were...

Quote: Originally Posted by 6ryph3n  Rand Paul 2016. The only senator there with an ounce of sense.     The purpose of the hearing is to highlight a problem with the tax laws because Senators like Rand...

Apple should pay more in taxes, but Apple should not be blamed for loop holes that allow it to do what it does.