If you think the only benefits Apple has gotten from American society at large are police protection and a court system, I don't know what to tell you. On your

If you think the only benefits Apple has gotten from American society at large are police protection and a court system, I don't know what to tell you. On your side of the argument, if you say "Hey, Apple doesn't really gain anything from the wars we're fighting or the expanded security state", I'd agree and include myself in there as well. Others might disagree. But we're all in it together on the costs for that stuff, that's what being part of the same country means.