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lostincalifornia

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16. I wasn't defending Apple or any of them. I was just commenting that this should have been changed

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Reply #15)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:55 PM

Mar 2014

by Congress years ago. You are right, the context of my wording implied I didn't read the article, I did.

I was just saying there are a lot of companies involved it is rampant, and every time something like this comes out I do not see it being addressed where something can be done about it.

Hell, since 2000 we knew their were voting problems, and what has Congress done about that.

I know, way different issue.

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Cash Abroad Rises $206 Billion as Apple to IBM Avoid Tax [View all] OhioChick Mar 2014 OP

In before the usual defenders. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #1

+1 for - *waaah* But everybody else is doing it... ChromeFoundry Mar 2014 #2

Apple is the second most profitable company in the world. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #4

When is enough money enough? No i wouldn't do. How unAmerican. kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #3

Actually the majority of the people giving up citizenship aren't the rich davidpdx Mar 2014 #14

It's entirely legal azureblue Mar 2014 #5

Because Apple is the second most profitable company in the world. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #6

Perhaps, however, not naming the others, GE 110B, MSFT 76.4B, PFE 69B, AAPL 54.4B, IBM 52.3B, lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #12

Microsoft was named. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #15

I wasn't defending Apple or any of them. I was just commenting that this should have been changed lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #16

And so were upskirt photos in Massachusetts... ChromeFoundry Mar 2014 #8

Companies that earn a lot of their income from intellectual property benefit disproportionately from okaawhatever Mar 2014 #10

Which is why we need to cut corporate taxes ASAP jsr Mar 2014 #7

This is why I laugh when so many businesses plead poverty over high taxes... Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #9

Tax global retained earnings at 10%. That's a reason! on point Mar 2014 #11

, blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #13