The problem is we don't have an informed public. People think trump is honest because he says crazy things. You see this when news people go out on the street and ask people what they think on issues like this. People see politicians as like characters in a movie. They either like em or don't. People generally don't research too much into what the candidate is actually about when stepping into that voting booth. It's more like "I'm getting a good vibe from this guy. He gets my vote"
As much as I love the thought of local production of phones etc., it's just unrealistic. I'm from Denmark and we have to accept here in Europe, as you need to in The US, that a lot of old school production jobs have been lost to other markets and won't just return because a lot of politicians feel it would be "Good for America". They are faster, better and do it cheaper in a lot of eastern markets to produce stuff for us, and to be honest, we have a lot of people who don't even want jobs like that anymore.
I'm just used to seeing Apple be singled out. Take the Foxconn issue. Nobody ever talks about how other companies contract with them. Apple and Foxconn are practically synonymous at this point.
We agree about what he said.
I do, but that's just another form of complaining.
A flat tax across the board, to all income classes and across all individuals and corporations, without any deductions or loopholes, is the fairest and simplest share. Either massively reduce taxes, or make them the same rate for everyone so the corporations and free-riders can start to feel pained by it and push for lower taxes.
Voting is not a solution when the system is corrupt and when you are forced to inherit corrupt ideas before you are even born. I didn't vote for the ponzi scheme of Social Security because I was not yet born, nor would I support it today because I save for my own retirement (which is a radical concept for certain people. Yet, I am forced to pay significant earnings into this ponzi scheme that, as a kicker, also does not track with inflation (because inflation is consistently manipulated and underreported). No way will I ever be paid back in dollars of equivalent purchasing power, if I am paid back at all, when the time comes. That money is effectively flushed, and the more you earn (the more you work), the more you are forced to flush.
.Apple could, anytime it wished, move all its manufacturing to the USA.
Bernie Sanders, candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination in the United States, was today queried about Apple in an interview with the Daily News, where he commented on the company's manufacturing policies and rumors that Apple dodges taxes.
When asked if Apple is part of corporate America that is "destroying the fabric of our nation," a question inspired by statements made by Sanders' himself, Sanders said he does not believe that to be the case, instead pointing the finger at big banks like JPMorgan Chase and corporations like General Electric. He went on to clarify that he would, however, like Apple to move manufacturing of some devices to the United States and pay a fair share of taxes.Sanders is not the first presidential candidate to comment on Apple's manufacturing policies, with Donald Trump also claiming he would force Apple to manufacture its products in the United States.
Though the bulk of Apple products are manufactured overseas, Apple has in fact made an effort to move some production jobs back to the United States, something that Sanders and Trump both appear to be unaware of. Apple's Mac Pro line of computers is assembled by Flextronics in Austin, Texas, an effort that cost Apple $100 million. Many third-party components used in Apple devices are also created by suppliers located in the United States, as Re/code points out. Corning's Gorilla Glass, used in iPhones and iPads, is made in Kentucky, for example.
In a December interview with Charlie Rose, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave some color on why Apple products are made in China. "It's skill," he said, going on to explain that China has focused heavily on training people to create machinery and parts for electronic devices.
When it comes to taxes, Tim Cook has previously said that Apple pays all of the taxes that it owes. During the same December interview, he said accusations Apple avoids taxes on revenue held overseas is "total political crap." "There is no truth behind it," he said. "Apple pays every tax dollar we owe."
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Article Link: Bernie Sanders Wishes Apple Would Move Some Manufacturing to US and Pay 'Fair Share' of Taxes
I agree, the companies (most of them) are not breaking the law so it's not a matter of getting them to pay more it's up to the governments around the world change the laws, we are having the same debate here in Australia.
Hey I hate Trump too, but they all suck just as much.Sorry Bernie. That's not going happen.
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Glad you want this country to fail
