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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: 3, Insightful) by urza9814 on Tuesday April 26 2016, @10:42PM

    by urza9814 (3954) on Tuesday April 26 2016, @10:42PM (#337656) Journal

    Beats what NASA would burn it on. Because at least, Apple is doing something very productive with that money.

    I agree 100% -- developing new science and pushing the frontiers of human exploration can't even BEGIN to compete with making a flashy TV spot!

    Like spy on everyone on the planet? You need a better class of fairy tale.

    Yup, my Google Phone and Windows 10 Telemetry Updates would NEVER spy on me!

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday April 27 2016, @02:08AM

    by khallow (3766) on Wednesday April 27 2016, @02:08AM (#337699) Journal

    I agree 100% -- developing new science and pushing the frontiers of human exploration can't even BEGIN to compete with making a flashy TV spot!

    So just how many tens of billions of dollars do you think Apple spends on flashy TV spots? NASA burns twenty billion a year for all that feelgood you're getting.

    Yup, my Google Phone and Windows 10 Telemetry Updates would NEVER spy on me!

    Notice how we went from Apple and NSA spying to completely different companies and minor league nosiness. But I'm sure it's all the same if you blind yourself enough.