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Do they even want to repatriate? Have they done lobbying to that purpose?
by return0 9y ago
Do they even want to repatriate? Have they done lobbying to that purpose?
- breatheoften 9y agoI also wonder if they want to repatriate. It seems to me like this giant pile of cash represents a pretty compelling strategic advantage ... the argument for repatriating tends to be along the lines that repatriating will allow a large one time dividend or stock buyback -- a nice short term money grab for shareholders. The only thing standing between the shareholders and this giant pile of money is the repatriation tax. Seems like Apple is better off with the tax status quo - it provides a good excuse to combat the short term investor demands for return of the cash pile and allows the accrual of what could prove to be a very serious long term advantage ... I wonder how often the mere (ominous/encouraging) existence of the cash pile proves useful during supply chain development/negotiations ...