Let's rewrite that headline: "Due to continued short sighted tax laws in the United States, Apple and other companies keep their wealth offshore"
short sighted how?
Without taking a side, I'm also curious what specifically OP thought was short-sighted, or if it was just the result post facto indicating short-sightedness.
(2017)
One of the most profitable companies in the world definitely needs to have more of their wealth extracted by the least profitable organization in the world — USG.
They charge 30% for app store transactions for the paltry amount of services they provide. Governments provide far more services from which the corporations benefit, so if apple can charge that much so can any govt.
Governments aren't intended to be profitable, they're provided in the public good, not their own. You should look at governments as massive non-profits.