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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 26 2016, @02:16PM
I love how absolutist AC's can be. Almost no one who complains about taxes feels they are entirely unnecessary. Most of us complain about the magnitude of waste on corruption which are associated with it. And the resulting increase in taxes due to said corruption and waste, because the things we need still have to be covered even if the money is being squandered in huge amounts.
Of course useless AC's such as yourself will turn around and hawk "Well you voted for the government so it's your fault" which is utter nonsense. The system is so corrupt that only corporations have any effect on how the government is run, and that leads to the original reason for the article posted here.
Fuck yes I would love to pay for roads, bridges, schools, fire/police departments, and health care, none of which would cost 50% of my salary combined. Fuck no I don't want to pay for lifetime health benefits for political cronies, political appointments, fixed no-bid contracts that run 5x over budget and deliver substandard work, or shit like 2500 pie-in-the-sky planes that will cost absurd amount of money and still fail at their primary mission of bombing brow-to-black people in some 3rd world shit-hole I want nothing to do with in the first place.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 26 2016, @07:35PM
Your corporations and their lobbyists are too powerful. You do not have a properly functioning democracy. Tax the corporations more, subject them to regulation and oversight. Reduce their power. Return power to the hands of the individual. Make the corporations and the government work for the people.