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The obligation to the country is to follow the law and pay the taxes the law requires. which they do. Do you avoid taking deductions and send the IRS more than
by clarky07 9y ago
The obligation to the country is to follow the law and pay the taxes the law requires. which they do. Do you avoid taking deductions and send the IRS more than is required each year? Why, just because Apple makes a lot of money, do we expect them to pay more than the law requires of them? That's just absurd.
- nl 9y agoSelf regulation is a thing which shows that industry groups often act to avoid legal changes when the legal system doesn't match society's moral view. As I said, I'm not entirely convinced, but nor is it an absurd view. Also, I hate the HN rate limit which applies when I get voted down. It makes it hard to argue the point.
- toasterlovin 9y ago> As I said, I'm not entirely convinced, but nor is it an absurd view. It is an absurd view to think that people and/or companies are morally obligated to pay taxes above and beyond their legal obligations. Paying taxes competes with a person's ability to provide for themselves and their family. To think that a person has an obligation to give extra money to strangers, beyond their legal obligation—which we as a society have collectively agreed upon—rather than keeping that money for themselves and their family is absurd. And, to anticipate where you may go with this: while Apple may be a hugely profitable company, those profits belong to the owners of the company, who are ultimately people who need to provide for themselves and their families.
- nl 9y agoGiven the number of people arguing otherwise, it clearly can't be completely absurd.
- toasterlovin 9y agoHere's my computer's definition of absurd: "wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate". No mention of unpopular or uncommon.