Posts by Dick Applebaum

Quote:Originally Posted by Rayz  I think that at some point before the hearing began, Levin found out that Apple actually employs about 4000 people in Ireland and so decided it would be better if Apple wasn't given the opportunity...

Quote:Originally Posted by Pendergast It wouldn't have mattered if Cook et. al. were there or not, pretty sure Levin would have just talked anyway. That's basically what he did: ask (himself) questions, answer them (himself), rinse,...

Quote:Originally Posted by anantksundaram Quote:Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum The other disturbing thing is that while Levin was telling questions to Apple, he repeatedly referred to "shifting" money to Ireland. All 3...

Quote:Originally Posted by digitalclips Quote:Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum Interesting... The 1st and 3rd parts of this testimony appeared to be a monolog by Carl Levin... no other Senators spoke (or were...

Interesting... The 1st and 3rd parts of this testimony appeared to be a monolog by Carl Levin... no other Senators spoke (or were present?). The Apple session had all the Senators get their TV "Face Time". The other disturbing thing...

Quote:Originally Posted by TBell Quote:Originally Posted by eat@me  Moreover, Apple is moving money that it earned in the US to overseas to avoid taxes, and then is complaining that it can't move it back without paying taxes....

FWIW... Tim and Peter have much, much better hair than Levin & McCain! ...Then there's the matter of intellect, experience, right-thinking and business acumen!

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 paid in those countries. The fact that Apple chooses to ...

Best remember the parable of the goose that laid the golden eggs...

Quote:Originally Posted by bdkennedy1 Build them a wooden iPhone. They will snap it up. I'd rather see a left-handed Galaxy 4 -- that would be really well received