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   rightisright said, about 6 hours ago

   Apple supports obozo’s regime, doesn’t it?
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   BrassOrchid said, about 5 hours ago

   ha-ha, made you look.
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   Tigger said, about 4 hours ago

   Applies to GE too.
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   r2varney said, about 3 hours ago

   Applies to all those that have more money than God
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   Nos Nevets said, about 2 hours ago

   If what Apple’s doing sounds fishy (to keep the cartoon’s metaphor) but it’s legal —> maybe it’s time to look at the tax system itself, eh?
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   masterskrain said, about 2 hours ago

   Maybe Congress should look at closing a lot of those loopholes!
   Oh Wait…their Corporate Masters would not like that!
   Forget it.
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   PAJ said, about 2 hours ago

   @masterskrain

   Especially those that contributed to Obama’s campaign.
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   Bruce4671 said, about 2 hours ago

   @r2varney

   LOL, God does not need “money”. Remember what Jesus said about giving Caesar’s things to Caesar and the “money” involved.
   
   Money is simply the place holder in the elaborate game of life. The things you need to bring joy and happiness in life are free and available to all. WE seem to hurt ourselves the most when we equate wealth and riches with the accumulation of goods and lucre.
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   mikefive said, about 1 hour ago

   @Bruce4671

   Lucre? Lucre? I know it only means profit or money, but it has such an evil, greedy ring to it.
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    SkepticCal said, about 1 hour ago

    @rightisright

    Apple is about to be given the opportunity to support the Obama Administration.
    .
    Goodfellows at IRS will explain the details.
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    ConserveGov said, about 1 hour ago

    They should encourage Apple to use the money here in the US but they did nothing wrong. If I had my retirement money invested in Apple, I would expect them to give me maximum return on my investment.
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    mickey1339 said, 17 minutes ago

    I find it somewhat ironic how indignant many become when they report on Apple, IBM’s, and GE’s profits and bemoan the taxes they pay. On every level of government we make deals with these companies for exemptions, credits, and other financial incentives to move to the particular state or locality in the U.S. or abroad. Dozens of tax treaties and free trade agreements are negotiated between countries to “stimulate trade,” many that have favorable tax clauses built into them.
    

    
    Our tax system is one of the most complex and onerous to deal with, I did it for forty plus years. With the tax structure we have now (especially corporate) there is no incentive for American companies to move operations back to the U.S. or “repatriate” the profits they make abroad. Of course now that our bloated and inefficient government is again desperately trying to squeeze more money from us all those earlier incentives and tax benefits offered are forgotten in light of the corporations (or the dreaded 1%) paying their “fair share.”
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