Lets not make this about the Apple stock price please and thanks.
Fact is they generate a lot of profit, and are choosing to exploit a lot of loopholes in order to avoid paying taxes on those profits.
My problem with Apple is the US simply can't compete with the .06% effective tax rate Ireland is offering Apple. So Cook can talk all he wants about a fair rate in the US, and he is right about that, but while the loopholes exist, Apple and other companies will continue using them.
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