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one interesting thing is how people are trying to operate a business and hire local people to do things are assaulted by taxes out the wazoo, and software companies like apple hide their profits overseas and avoid taxes almost entirely.



This is nowhere near as black and white as sensationalist politicians and news publishers would like to make it appear.

Apple is the biggest taxpayer in the USA at $15.8 billion for income taxes on $59 billion in operating income according to https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2017/04/18/wh....

The USA has the highest corporate tax rate in the world and there is an argument to be made in lowering it.


Yes, well, fortunately, the Important people in this story (The landlord) have plenty of tax loopholes they can take advantage of - which they will hold over the tenant's neck when it comes time to renew their lease.

Our tax and financial system has incredible benefits for landowners, at the expense of everyone who actually does useful work.


I'm not sure a comparison between a multi national and a local business is apt. Granted they could probably be treated more similarly but multinational software and multinational hard goods seem to get similar tax treatment...No?


i dont think so. tech companies somehow get off the hook by claiming all their profits occurred in places like ireland.

However; I would say this is a hard goods / software thing, but apple somehow does it with iphones.




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