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Does this mean Cook is for transparency about those famous off shore cash flows as well?
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Apple a force of good in the world? Mr. Cook sounds like he talked to people who invented Google's "Do no evil" slogan. After he drank too much alcohol. If he had a sense of humor, or friends at Goldman Sachs, he would have said that Apple is a for…
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irving muller wrote: » The tax law makes it impossible for Apple to compete with companies such as Samsung. Apple is already taxed on their profits overseas and then the US asks that if those profits are brought back home that they pay an addition…
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So a one size fits all within states is allowed, but not nation wide? What? So, nation wide, somehow by way of magic perhaps, all things start to go wrong which wouldn't within a state? Or is it about containing all these errors to the minimum? Why …
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jungmark wrote: » Wouldn't that be bribes? The govt. should produce better laws without money. However they need money to run for congress. What do you think this production of laws and executing/enforcing would cost? Is it a bribe to pay for …
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Quote: Originally Posted by gregord The comment about the unproductivity of government was intended as a truism. You brought up the concept of government qua management. I interpreted Crowley's quibble to be about this. If you t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gregord I agree it is a silly analogy. It was Luykx that brought it up. I was extending his analogy to demonstrate its falsity. The whole point on the (un)productivity of government was brought i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gregord I mean that Apple knows how to allocate its capital better than the government. More importantly, they have the right to the fruits (apples, of course) of their labor. Government is by its nat…
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As far as I'm concerned this is my final post. One point, as a response to MJ1970's remark: "Well, it's true, laws are imperfect and have "loopholes." I don't see that as being relevant to what's going on here. But to your question, I think …
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@MJ1970: Just give it a rest. I'm just a EU-commy. End of argument. No need to try to run circles around my misguidedness. Do you actually want to argue with me, or is this just about showing your buddies at AI how smart you are at not havin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by youngexec He won't stand a chance because of the entitlement mentality of American citizens and corporations. Well, at least this goes beyond any content of the argument. Thanks for the proba…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MJ1970 I don't even know what that means. Well, it's true, laws are imperfect and have "loopholes." I don't see that as being relevant to what's going on here. But to your questi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gregord I fail to see how .14% controlling 95% of the estimated offshore capital has anything to do with this. This is a characteristic of capitalistic firms that are successful. A huge amount of prof…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MJ1970 If there is something illegal, there's a process for that. Surely if there was, Apple would have been outed for it by now. Actually that discussion hasn't even been had in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MJ1970 Personally, I think you are entitled to think what you like, even if what you think is wrong (as in this case.) Thanks for actually providing an argument here. Have you seen the docume…
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I'm a longtime reader, but first time poster. The reason is I'm a bit surprised by the reactions in this thread to the hearings. Although it's obvious stories are produced by the media with a minimum of nuance and fact, and an optimum of opinions …