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   parkerfields said, 1 day ago

   You could replace “Apple” with any politician in the USA, or any corporation in the USA that is running its business wisely, and it would be the same. Apparently in the eyes of the liberal, making wise and sound business decisions with your own money is evil. But yet they think that making foolish decisions with other people’s (or tax payer’s) money is the thing to do.
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   Chillbilly said, 1 day ago

   What Apple is doing is technically legal.

   
   I suppose the only thing stopping the average joe from avoiding taxes like this is their lack of 13,000 accountants, 10,000 lawyers and 500 lobbyists.
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   Radish said, 1 day ago

   The only reason to put money in offshore accounts, like Mitt did, is to avoid paying taxes.
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   ReasonsVentriloquist said, about 23 hours ago

   Two words Elion Musk.
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   If AAPL had repatrioted those billions and paid the (less than) 35% on those dollars, then reinvested those dollars into an electric car company then maybe the stock of that company would have gone from $20 in 2010 to $90 in 2013.
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   So, to “save” 20% (because 15% is more in line with what those other nations charge and that’s 20% less than the 35% charged here), AAPL has had $1.6B dollars earning bupkiss in Tbonds. Meanwhile, Tesla Motors has a 250% rate of return or about 75% annual compounded rate of return!
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   Apple shareholders ought to be FURIOUS with Apple for that. As should IBM share holders with IBM’s constant usage of profits to buy back shares instead of driving innovation!
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   Whenever you make investment decisions based on the taxes alone, you are making a mistake!
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   ReasonsVentriloquist said, about 23 hours ago

   “Repatrioted” works too! I’m TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY, I’d like these companies that we created to pay their share too.
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   OH, What’s that? We didn’t have anything to do with their success? What other nation’s military was it that funded the invention of the internet? What do you say there John Chambers? What would CSCO be doing if not for the US Taxpayer.
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   What other nation was it that subsidised the schools so that there were scientists to work in Bell Labs to create the transistor (which is the evolutionary leap that has lead to the entire digital revolution.)?
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   Oh and which country does Apple whine to about its patent portfolio? Why can they whine? Because we have a robust patent Office! Why? Because we spent the money to make it so. We passed the laws to protect patents! How many cases do you think you would win if judges were paid by private industry (all, if you were the guy paying!)? But they’re not, they’re paid for with TAXES!
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   Apple, which other country was it that spent millions of dollars combatting your mortal enemy as he was trying to monopolize you out of the business (MSFT)? And which countries threat of further justice department muscle was it that encouraged Bill Gates and MSFT to make a $100Million investment in AAPL when you were on the balls of your AAP! If only to keep you around so that MSFT didn’t become a regulated monolopy?
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   These companies are not shy to ask for help from the American taxpayer; but they don’t want to become one!
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   So CSCO. How’s your stock doing? You have all those hundreds of billions of dollars you won’t repatriate… Your stock plain old stinks! It’s been $20 give or take for an entire decade!
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   Elion Musk is going to become the next George Westinghouse! And John Chambers is going to get kicked out of Cisco!
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   Gresch said, about 16 hours ago

   After buying the votes of the 47% the DEMS need
   everybody’s’ money to keep paying them off….
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   pirate227 said, about 16 hours ago

   Apple maps was never that good and even an updated version wouldn’t be.
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   Tigger said, about 14 hours ago

   Add GE to the mix
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