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El Reg reports
Steve Wozniak has spoken out against Apple's tax affairs, saying all companies ought to pay 50 per cent in taxes.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live he said: "I don't like the idea that Apple might be unfair--not paying taxes the way I do as a person.
"I do a lot of work, I do a lot of travel and I pay over 50 per cent of anything I make in taxes and I believe that's part of life and you should do it."
Asked if Apple should pay that amount, he replied: "Every company in the world should."
According to Woz, money was never a factor when he started the biz with Steve Jobs 40 years ago. He added: "Steve Jobs started Apple Computers for money, that was his big thing and that was extremely important and critical and good."
Europe is currently scrutinising Ireland's tax arrangements with Apple over an alleged sweetheart deal with the company. Some have speculated the probe could lead to Apple paying $8bn in back taxes, even though the case is against the Irish government.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 25 2016, @09:50PM
You wouldn't have a job numbskull.
You wouldn't have a free road to drive on that is kept reasonably safe my the police. You wouldn't have stop signals or street lights. You wouldn't have clean potable water pumped into your house and you certainly wouldn't be enjoying the cheap electricity you have right now. You would never make it to the office.
Taxes pay for all of that infrastructure. Without the shared cost to all of us, none of us could afford the individual costs related to police, roads, firemen, water testing, street lights, bridges, etc.
The only reason any of us can afford all of that is because we all pay towards it, even the stuff we don't necessarily individually need. Due to the facts that corporations draw high profits from utilizing these things for free it is only fair they pay for them along with everyone else.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 26 2016, @06:57AM