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Insane that Americans continue to look to the private sector to donate to solve public problems. Literally any country in the world would accept Apple's headqu
by cylinder 7y ago
Insane that Americans continue to look to the private sector to donate to solve public problems.
Literally any country in the world would accept Apple's headquarters and not demand a cent in donations for anything.
I wish American companies would put more pressure on the government to solve public problems, this would include threatening to leave to other jurisdictions if necessary.
- bllguo 7y agounfortunately it's woven into the fabric of the country. american culture simply has a fundamentally broken relationship with government
- qaq 7y agoThey do that too. Apple is doubling the size of their Cork office in Ireland I think. They are also significantly expanding in Austin and other locations with sane cost of living.
- thecosas 7y agoLiving in California, although not in the Bay area, I don't know that the public expectation was to have Apple or other tech companies do this. I'm happy for it, but would be happier still to see Apple paying taxes to fund similar programs rather than privatizing something that I agree should be done through the government.
- Bud 7y agoBut Apple does pay taxes. Apple paid $10B in taxes last year.