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"Senators ask why Apple moves profits into an Irish company that pays no taxes"

Didn't they just answer themselves!

The best part is that current tax code means Apple earning investment income through AOI is actually legal. Apple has paid their taxes and is playing by the rules - yet Levin is still upset.

Edit: I would appreciate it if someone told me what I said was incorrect or wrong in anyway.

Because you made a slight typo. You wrote the best when you obviously meant the worst.

Guess conveying sarcasm over the internet is not one of my strengths. I suppose I meant more of a "your tax code allows this type of activity, yet you are still surprised it happens" type message.

Give the guy a break, he was clearly educated in the USA.

Not at all. Just poe's law in action http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poes_law. If any of the discourse team are reading this - sarcasm/intention tag will be much appreciated.

Sounds like this for me. They make profit in different countries, pay there taxes there and then put the whole money where it doesn't cost taxes. Why not?

In my opinion they should spend the money as they get it, but if they didn't I don't care HOW they didn't...

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