3) What is the US government getting now from all that cash that is not being repatriated? Is it a game of chicken? Apple is using that money, investing it in Chinese companies:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-invests-1-billion-in-didi-...
It could have been doing that in the USA. It could have acquired Tesla. It still can.
Forget creating jobs... Apple is now funding businesses in other countries that will be competing with US companies.