3 ms·
From the source: "The Silicon Six and their $100 billion global tax gap, which examines the tax conduct of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google and Microsof
by acchow 7y ago
From the source:
"The Silicon Six and their $100 billion global tax gap, which examines the tax conduct of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google and Microsoft over the last decade."
One third of their companies are not based in Silicon Valley.
- Elof 7y agoI think the author is using Silicon Valley as a tech coverall. Which is silly, but doesn’t ruin the point IMO
- Y_Y 7y agoOf course, those are clearly all Irish companies.
- crantefula 7y agoPopulation of potential US customers: 650 million Population of potential world customers(minus US): 7.1 billion But sure, let's pretend worldwide subsidiaries of those companies should not turn a profit outside the US.
- cp9 7y agoI'm sure that's the point the article is making, not that these companies have been stealing from the american taxpayer for a decade
- paggle 7y ago“Silicon Valley” is a metonym for the technology and Internet industries and has been for some decades now.
- deadmetheny 7y agoNext you'll tell me that Wall Street companies aren't actually on Wall Street.