> "As responsible corporate citizens, we are also proud of our contributions to local economies across Europe, and to communities everywhere. As our business ha

> "As responsible corporate citizens, we are also proud of our contributions to local economies across Europe, and to communities everywhere. As our business has grown over the years, we have become the largest taxpayer in Ireland, the largest taxpayer in the United States, and the largest taxpayer in the world." Nice logical fallacy here, positively reframing / dumbing down a company's obligation to pay taxes in ${countries_of_activity} as "we have become the largest taxpayer in Ireland". That's precisely what Apple is condemned for: for consolidating fiscal activity in a tax haven, Ireland, in order to pay ridiculously-small taxes for Euro zone Apple activity, rather than paying (bigger) taxes in each EU country. Also, Cook mentions "6,000 people across Ireland [...] performing a wide variety of functions as part of Apple’s global footprint.". I have no idea what that number represents, scaled to a multinational like Apple. I'd be curious to know what you think of this number.