I'd also argue there's very little "Creating" OR "Shifting" going on from Apple in this tax haven. They can keep the vast "majority" of the (read: "well paid")

I'd also argue there's very little "Creating" OR "Shifting" going on from Apple in this tax haven. They can keep the vast "majority" of the (read: "well paid") jobs in Cupertino with Stanford, UCBerkeley, CalTech, etc grads. All the while reaping the tax haven benefits abroad.[0] [0] Found a better source, 6.5K employees in Ireland: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/25pc-of-apples-european-workforce-based-in-cork-30487720.html http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/25pc-of-apples-euro... , with 1000 to be added by 2017. Their center in Cork, Ireland is a distribution base, which is different than the product design, R&D, and development that goes on in America. Compared to the amount, in billions, of taxes avoided, the "Tons of jobs" grandparent is claiming doesn't seem to be true.