"Member states cannot give tax benefits to selected companies - this is __illegal__ under EU state aid rules," Yeah - but this arrangement has been going on fo

"Member states cannot give tax benefits to selected companies - this is __illegal__ under EU state aid rules," Yeah - but this arrangement has been going on for more than 20 years, no? A little late in the game to be declaring it 'illegal'? I'm not against the ruling, but it's clear that the EU is messed up. Make no mistake - the only reason Apple was under investigation is because they were making so much money. This thing should have been brought up the moment it was implemented. Also - the EU is structured to incent governments to screw other governments by creating crazy tax schemes. You know who spearheaded this? Jean-Claude Junker - the same guy who spent 10 years developing tax avoidance schemes for Luxembourg!