I am not a fan of reactionary comments like this, given that Apple laid off 300 people (with pay) out of 6,000 people they employ, and those people were transcribing Siri conversations at that.
> I am not a fan of reactionary comments like this
How is it reactionary ? Apple hasn't been paying EU taxes, its just readjusting past wrongs.
> given that Apple laid off 300 people (with pay) out of 6,000 people they employ,
Apple is not employing people out of charity, I am not sure why we should celebrate a multinational providing jobs to people, it's like celebrating when the postman successfully delivers your mail.
> those people were transcribing Siri conversations at that.
So they deserve no dignity ?
Apple is the richest company in the world, not your struggling SMB, they can afford to treat their workers better.
Given that corporations get sweetheart deals and perks all of the time as "job creators", they either should have reallocated those people to different jobs, or receive a proportional reduction in perks. It's only fair to respect the original agreement.
There is a lot of misinformation and ignorance on how much Apple pays in taxes, especially in Ireland. I see snarky comments on HN all the time about Apple using tax havens and not paying their fair share of US taxes.
The most detailed and accurate article about Apple's tax liabilities that I have seen was published in Fortune[1]. It explains how multinationals actually are liable for US based corporate tax for ALL income all over the world, but there are two exemptions. One based around deferring tax payments and the other is for earnings from operations (not capital gains, etc) used to re-invest and grow the business.
Whilst article is accurate in terms of the US tax situation for Apple, it doesn;t really explain how it keeps it's foreign tax payments to ~$2B off ~$40B in revenue.
That's where some people are disgruntled about companies such as Apple paying their fair share.
if for no reason than to see the error of their ways. Large MNCs don't think twice about the havoc they create in individual's lives when they lay them off.
