>It's tax that would not have been paid if Apple did not exist. You can credit Apple with generating those taxes, but they don't get credit for paying that tax

>It's tax that would not have been paid if Apple did not exist. You can credit Apple with generating those taxes, but they don't get credit for paying that tax on their profits. >"Apple must now pay 50% on every dollar they make" guess what would go right into the price of the products... Yes, Apple's prices would go up to compensate, and consumers would be footing the bill. >Business owners must pay the federal government 6.2% of every dollar their worker makes ... Business owners must collect that amount, so my pay is reduced by that amount - I am paying that tax, the employer is just the tax man's agent.