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Apple does not pay their fair share - http://fortune.com/2018/01/18/apple-bonuses-money-us-350-billion-taxes-trump/ http://fortune.com/2018/01/18/apple-bonuses-

• zepto 8y ago
  Despite the innuendo, that piece doesn’t actually show that. Apple exists under the same tax regime as every other company and pays what is due. You can certainly argue for increasing taxes on various corporate activities, but to claim that Apple doesn’t pay it’s share is false.
  • mrguyorama 8y ago
    The point is, paying their legally mandated share is not necessarily paying their fair share
    • twblalock 8y ago
      By what standard, other than tax law, can the fair amount of tax be determined?
      • AnimalMuppet 8y ago
        By some assumed standard of morality. "Fair" tax can never be determined by tax law - only "legal" can be determined that way.
        • kazinator 8y ago
          There exists a fair tax: the user fee. Pay for what you use. (But then we are still reduced to bargaining over what is a fair price). Insurance is also a form of fair tax, when premiums are based on claim history and objective risk factors, and the market is reasonably competitive.
    • zepto 8y ago
      Are any companies paying their ‘fair share’ then? Can you show me a single example of a company paying more than it’s legally mandated share? If not - why pick on Apple?