Apple and the Original Sin
Don’t Blame Companies for America’s Imperial Tax System That Respects No Boundaries
Recent congressional hearings focusing on Apple’s taxes provided a stark display of imperial hubris and arrogance. Not on the part of Apple, mind you—but on the part of Uncle Sam. The United States, in contrast to almost every other developed nation, feels entitled to tax economic activity beyond its shores, disregarding the boundaries that lesser nations feel they must observe.
It was striking that the Senate’s permanent subcommittee on investigations questioned Apple CEO Tim Cook on the same week that President Obama gave a speech suggesting the war on terror needed …
