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Old April 8th 18, 01:23 AM posted to comp.sys.mac.apps,rec.photo.digital
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In article , Lewis
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I would argue, quite successfully, that Apple pays nothing like every
tax dollar they should.

That is a lie, they pay ever dollar they are required to, just like
everyone else.


It's not a lie. It's an opinion that's based on evidence. And is
coincidentally shared by a lot of people. Not you, obvs ;-)


Opinions aren't facts, no matter how many slack-jawed yokels believe
them.

Apple pays *every* dollar they are supposed to, and many companies pay
far far less. Apple is the largest tax payer in the US (and I believe in
the world).


apple pays roughly *twice* as much as berkshire hathaway, who is in the
#2 spot, and roughy three times as much as google/alphabet:
https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/...IKkI/v1/1200x-
1.png

Exxon, for example, doesn't pay any tax at all.


nor does amazon:
http://seattlebusinessmag.com/busine...didnt-pay-any-
federal-income-taxes-2017
According to a new report from the Washington, D.C.-based Institute
on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), Amazon says that the
e-commerce giant ³reported $5.6 billion of U.S. profits and didn¹t
pay a dime of federal income taxes on it.²
....
Amazon notoriously hunts out advantages within the tax system, and
ITEP says this zero percent rate in 2017 ³reflects a longer term
trend.²

³During the previous five years, Amazon reported U.S. profits of $8.2
billion and paid an effective federal income tax rate of just 11.4
percent. This means the company was able to shelter more than
two-thirds of its profits from tax during that five year period.²