radiospace

Apart from their homophobia, their incredibly nasty food and their aesthetically-challenged logo, I think Chick-fil-A is tops!

What's most interesting about the brand to me is that their Eat More Chickn tv campaign is the most effective argument for vegetarianism I've ever seen.  (I'm not a vegetarian but it definitely makes you think....)

I am hoping Verizon will offer some sort of upgrade or trade-in deal on my Samsung phone so that my long national nightmare (trying an Android phone) can come to an abrupt end.

dysamoria said:

radiospace said:

Hilarious that you cite the US Supreme Court as having jurisdiction over Irish tax law -- that is rich.  I guess that's what they teach in public schools these days.

Apple DID pay its fair share of taxes in Ireland -- they paid exactly what Irish law asked of them.  

He's talking about the taxes Apple evades here...

No he isn't, the topic at hand is clearly Apple's Irish taxes... nice try though....  and Apple does not "evade" taxes in the U.S., it naturally minimizes the taxes it pays lawfully -- but that is clearly a distinction that is lost on those who think "law" is something that you can change the meaning of depending on how it suits your passing fancy.

Gymkhana said:

There's no free lunch.  We all have to pay our fair share of taxes.  And since "corporations are people", per the wizards on the US Supreme Court, Apple should have to pay taxes just like all other people do.

Hilarious that you cite the US Supreme Court as having jurisdiction over Irish tax law -- that is rich.  I guess that's what they teach in public schools these days.

Apple DID pay its fair share of taxes in Ireland -- they paid exactly what Irish law asked of them.  

The EU a.k.a. Germany are just extorting U.S. firms like Apple with their "back taxes" scheme.... If no international body (WTO?) will step in and prevent this type of behavior, the U.S. needs to start playing equally dirty with all big European corporations doing business in the United States.  (BMW, VW, etc.)  Meanwhile we should be strengthening our future economic ties with the U.K., who, unlike Germany, are actually our friends.