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Woz: All Companies Should Pay 50 Percent in Taxes

posted by n1 on Monday April 25 2016, @06:51PM   Printer-friendly
from the render-unto-caesar dept.

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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.

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  • (Score: 2) by jdavidb on Tuesday April 26 2016, @08:13PM

    by jdavidb (5690) on Tuesday April 26 2016, @08:13PM (#337612) Homepage Journal

    You are absolutely right; I should have said I believe everyone would have more wealth, not money. Also, we wouldn't have imperialistic wars going on across the globe funded by the wealth that is being taken from us.

    As for not having roads, I don't understand at all why that would be an issue. My take on that is the same as Larken Rose [goodreads.com]'s. To me the issues you raise sound like this discussion [facebook.com].

    Hmm, looks like L. Rose has an even longer comment on this [youtube.com] that I haven't checked out yet. And I love this little ditty on the subject [youtube.com].

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  • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Wednesday April 27 2016, @08:02AM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Wednesday April 27 2016, @08:02AM (#337835) Journal

    As for not having roads

    Maybe you should re-read my post. I had an either-or there. Your jumping on the "no roads" part (which I didn't say that way, so that comment you linked doesn't apply) and largely ignoring the rest looks like a classical red herring to me.

    But as it seems clear to me that further discussion will not lead anywhere, this will be my last message in this thread.

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    • (Score: 2) by jdavidb on Wednesday April 27 2016, @10:57AM

      by jdavidb (5690) on Wednesday April 27 2016, @10:57AM (#337876) Homepage Journal
      Everything I posted about roads applies without loss of generality to police services and all the rest. You might at least want to give the Matt Ames song a whirl; it's very entertaining. :)
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