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apple ][ said:

This is yet another case of the dictatorial EU dictating their dictatorial ways to their slave countries and their subjects, in this case Ireland.

Apple made a deal in good faith with Ireland, and now the EU comes along and tells Ireland that the deal is invalid. 

The Irish are slaves to the EU, and the Irish are not in control of their own country.

They should get the hell out of the EU, if they were smart.

And Apple needs to set up shop in a place that controls their own destiny and is actually in charge of their own affairs.

Yeah Apple needs to slash it's profits by 20%. that's the smart move?! 
That's an F for business acumen and sense

lkrupp said:

AdBrit said:

In the end, all this is Apple trying to avoid paying taxes, something all of us do compliantly without begging for exception. Apple and other Corporations are simply moochers of a countries wealth whether that be the consumer's dollars or the consumer's labour. They are transient welfare bums.

I do NOT pay my taxes “compliantly.” And ALL of us “beg for exception” whether it’s deducting home mortgage interest, deducting for each minor child, elder care, whatever. I use every legal means or loophole possible to avoid paying any more than I absolutely have to. Loopholes are put in tax codes on purpose, not accidentally. And I don’t know of anyone who sends in an extra check just because they feel it’s the fair thing to do. I know the socialist mind thinks otherwise with its basic hive mentality.

You do realise that the tax rules are vastly different in Europe. In the UK as an example there is no mortgage, child or elder relief. In fact the average person never has to make a tax declaration. It's deducted from pay (paye pay as you earn). So unless you have a share portfolio, additional income or are self employed you do nothing each year. So tax avoidance is a black art here. It's probably why the use of "loopholes" to reduce tax by enormous amounts has the average person over here outraged as they do not have access to these schemes because you generally  have to be seriously wealthy to even use them.

There is no chance of Turkey being in the EU this decade

latifbp said:

austriacus said:

To add some facts to the general slamming of the so called extortion racket. Don't get me wrong - I love Apple products but they have been skirting their responsibilities for a long time like many other multi nationals. I don't like taxes either (I live in France....) but at a certain point we have to say its enough when corporations pay next to nothing for Billions in profits. Have a look at what happend in Ireland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Irish_arrangement

Wear all the Capri pants you want. It doesn't change the actual facts versus the 'facts' as you want them. Apple was almost St bankrupt in the 1990's and this tax rate was already long in place. No advantage. Innovation and good decisions helped Apple succeed. Not the fucking EU.

you need to get over this obsession with capri pants

sog35 said:

austriacus said:

To add some facts to the general slamming of the so called extortion racket. Don't get me wrong - I love Apple products but they have been skirting their responsibilities for a long time like many other multi nationals. I don't like taxes either (I live in France....) but at a certain point we have to say its enough when corporations pay next to nothing for Billions in profits. Have a look at what happend in Ireland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Irish_arrangement

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Give it a break.