spice-boy

iPads will get a lot heavier and dropping them will make them a lot more expensive to repair, all this for so called "wireless charging"?

Hey Siri, "how do you break you if you are already broken"?

Three things in life are a certain, death, taxes and people complaining about Apple's bad press. 

Madbum said:

More likely cancelled because these union commies wanted to “sneak” union vote in without members having all the information .

a dirty bunch 

Dear grandpa, "commies" are a thing of the past. Our newly minted Billionaires have flourished not only here but in former communists nations (Russia, China). I don't understand why you don't think your fellow Americans deserve living wage especially after trying explain to you how your mouse works each time you visit your local Apple Store. Wanting your neighbors to have less than you is a classic trait found in communist societies. Come to think of it, you would fit in perfectly in the Soviet Union if it had survived the capitalist junta. 

patchythepirate said:

How are people just blindly accepting these vaccine passports? How is it that so few even question something that is so obviously absurd? The fact that they don't accommodate for natural immunity, which is *superior* to the vaccine 'immunity,' should be a clear indication that we're being manipulated. Not to mention the fact that they make no sense, since people 'vaccinated' with these gene modifying agents can still catch and spread covid. It's shocking how many people are accepting these 'passports' as somehow justifiable.

I recall the former President who had all the kings horses and all the kings doctors working to save his life also gave him the vaccine just before he left office. People I know who got ill with Covid all got vaccinated as well. Why? Variants. Apparently those "gene modifying agents" have not made the population any more intelligent so on that count it failed. 

I loved it, a well done parody of the "all too seriousness for what it really is" Apple puts into its presentations. I do miss my old school jack hole. 

once upon a time with I looked forward to the announcement of new iPhones... This Pro Max Plus business has become a satire of corporate lack of imagination or risk taking. It is another of Apple's mature products and showing the signs of middle age, just getting heavier, with feature overload. 

razorpit said:

gatorguy said:

razorpit said:

Rayz2016 said:

spice-boy said:

About time. Most of the world's wealth goes to the top tier of these companies. Funding of politicians who have created tax laws which legally get these corporations pay little to zero tax (Amazon) on their vast income. This has to stop. We all pay taxes somewhere between 20-40% because taxes keep our society, cities, and states going. This fall look carefully at your state and city elected officials and their voting history in regards to giving the wealthiest Americans a free pass on April 15th. Your burden will be lighter if tax laws were fair and the wealthiest will still be plenty wealthy but you children will have better schools. 

And lets not forget the UK Conservative politicians who make use of the same loopholes, while tutting at the likes of Starbucks, Amazon, Google and Apple.

And the UK Liberal politicians who do the same.

bloggerblog said:

Great! Does that mean people will pay less in taxes now that tech companies are paying more?

We all know the answer to that one.

Call me crazy but how about we just have a consumption tax? The more you consume the more you pay. No loopholes. No bureaucrats to 'manage' the complex tax laws. No accountants creatively figure out ways around the complex tax laws, and no lawyers to defend them when they do.

Too simple?

Yes too simple IMO. The poor and middle class will pay the lion's share of taxes while the rich and ultra-rich will largely avoid taxes altogether, relatively speaking. Yet another regressive tax on top of existing ones like sales tax and property tax. Those have no relationship between income and taxes, and a consumption tax wouldn't either.  

I suppose if you advocate the rich getting richer it sounds like a perfect plan. 

Yep I'm all for people keeping their own hard owned money. I guess that makes me part of the evil rich. Look the poor are poor. They don't consume. Therefore their taxes will be considerably lower than people who have money and spend it.

spice-boy said:

razorpit said:

Rayz2016 said:

spice-boy said:

About time. Most of the world's wealth goes to the top tier of these companies. Funding of politicians who have created tax laws which legally get these corporations pay little to zero tax (Amazon) on their vast income. This has to stop. We all pay taxes somewhere between 20-40% because taxes keep our society, cities, and states going. This fall look carefully at your state and city elected officials and their voting history in regards to giving the wealthiest Americans a free pass on April 15th. Your burden will be lighter if tax laws were fair and the wealthiest will still be plenty wealthy but you children will have better schools. 

And lets not forget the UK Conservative politicians who make use of the same loopholes, while tutting at the likes of Starbucks, Amazon, Google and Apple.

And the UK Liberal politicians who do the same.

bloggerblog said:

Great! Does that mean people will pay less in taxes now that tech companies are paying more?

We all know the answer to that one.

Call me crazy but how about we just have a consumption tax? The more you consume the more you pay. No loopholes. No bureaucrats to 'manage' the complex tax laws. No accountants creatively figure out ways around the complex tax laws, and no lawyers to defend them when they do.

Too simple?

you are talking about sales tax which already exists. Super rich have ways around that too, I know because my business supplies to their suppliers and shipping out of the state of sale eliminates that tax. 

Income tax has been around 100 years and is one of the biggest contributor to the raise in the quality of life for most Americans. 

Not if the consumption tax (not sales tax) is applied unilaterally. EVERYONE pays no matter where they buy.

StrangeDays said:

gatorguy said:

razorpit said:

Rayz2016 said:

spice-boy said:

About time. Most of the world's wealth goes to the top tier of these companies. Funding of politicians who have created tax laws which legally get these corporations pay little to zero tax (Amazon) on their vast income. This has to stop. We all pay taxes somewhere between 20-40% because taxes keep our society, cities, and states going. This fall look carefully at your state and city elected officials and their voting history in regards to giving the wealthiest Americans a free pass on April 15th. Your burden will be lighter if tax laws were fair and the wealthiest will still be plenty wealthy but you children will have better schools. 

And lets not forget the UK Conservative politicians who make use of the same loopholes, while tutting at the likes of Starbucks, Amazon, Google and Apple.

And the UK Liberal politicians who do the same.

bloggerblog said:

Great! Does that mean people will pay less in taxes now that tech companies are paying more?

We all know the answer to that one.

Call me crazy but how about we just have a consumption tax? The more you consume the more you pay. No loopholes. No bureaucrats to 'manage' the complex tax laws. No accountants creatively figure out ways around the complex tax laws, and no lawyers to defend them when they do.

Too simple?

Yes too simple IMO. The poor and middle class will pay the lion's share of taxes while the rich and ultra-rich will largely avoid taxes altogether, relatively speaking. Yet another regressive tax on top of existing ones like sales tax and property tax. There is no relationship between income and taxes. 

I suppose if you advocate the rich getting richer it sounds like a perfect plan. 

Agreed; in such a scenario those who have to spend more of their income on essential consumption pay an unfair tax burden ratio compared to the wealthy who do not live so close to the wire. Not a good idea and has been debunked.

There are people who debunk the iPhone. Does that mean Apple should cancel it? This is the beauty of the consumption tax. You don't purchaser anything you don't pay a tax. Perfect idea because now EVERYONE pays and no one doesn't. Now that EVERYONE pays EVERYONE will start paying attention to how government spends the money it collects.

Why is this so hard for socialists/communists to figure out?

Please provide the definition of what socialism is? Is Social Security socialism? Do you plan on being a socialist when you retire and get you benefits? Is social security a good or bad thing? You throw around terms you that have no clue to their real world meaning. 

"iBrick" looks to have a bright future. 

Why are all of you defending the richest company in the world? You will never see a penny of it unless you have Apple stock. If I didn't pay my taxes you would call me a tax cheat, unAmerican, morally wrong yet you let Apple slide. Corporations have abandoned  the USA for manufacturing because they can get people to work for less than our lowest minimum wage state. Cut labor cost by 75% and that money goes into yearly bonuses for the executives. As soon as China's develops a stronger middle class Apple and other corps will move to India, or the next pool of even cheaper labor. This is not just tech companies but fashion and household goods are the same. I suggest some of you read a newspaper now and then, a book on economics  and research what these tax laws really mean for our country, who wrote them and the ill affect it is happening on our shrinking middle class.