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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: 5, Informative) by khallow on Monday April 25 2016, @10:56PM
If you don't want your money being used for things like roads and not-feces-in-drinking-water, go somewhere where they don't do that.
What percent of federal spending goes to that again? Even if we took everything spent [key-bit.com] on transportation, energy, and environment, it's well under 5% of all federal spending. It's annoying when someone throws out a laundry list of all the good things government supposedly does for its people, and the list doesn't even break 10% of all spending.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday April 25 2016, @11:15PM
Oh, I'm with you there :) We definitely should not have spent dozens of times that much dropping flaming munitions on the wrong set of vaguely-frightening middle easterners, or bailing out the banks, or any of the other stupid shit the--hah--mostly Republicans got us into. I'm showing the absurdity of the hardline "ALL taxation is theft and what has government EVER done for me?!" position.
I think we agree more than it seems we do on here. My father describes me as "left-libertarian," which isn't quite accurate but isn't entirely unfair either.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 26 2016, @01:01AM
I just had a Right-federalist and a Left-federalist arguing with each other last night. They then both argued with me as an escapist (as in escaping the USA) because both of them are pro-Federal government, but both are also vehemently against the others social legislation (gay marriage, tranny bathrooms, social services, etc.)
I've been in this asylum long enough that it is time to get out.