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href="/profile/12836/AppleInsider" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/044/n2YP8S2JOU0CV.jpg" alt="AppleInsider" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/12836/AppleInsider" class="Username">AppleInsider</a> </span> </div> <div class="Meta DiscussionMeta"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> Posted: <time title="October 2, 2024 10:19AM" datetime="2024-10-02T10:19:14+00:00">October 2, 2024 10:19AM</time> </span> <br /> <span class="MItem Category"> in <a href="https://forums.appleinsider.com/categories/general-discussion">General Discussion</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> <p>Now that the EU's ruling on Apple's back taxes in Ireland is final, the country's government says the $14 billion could be "transformational."<br /><br /></p><div style="margin: auto;"><img 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The background includes trees and a partly cloudy sky." height="720" /><br /><span>Apple's European headquarters, located in Cork, Ireland.</span></div><p><br /><br />For a decade, Ireland has sided with Apple against the European Union and worked with it to protest that no laws or regulations were broken. Now that the EU has finally said tough, Apple <a rel="nofollow" href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/09/10/apple-must-pay-eu-14-billion-over-ireland-tax-arrangement?utm_medium=social&utm_source=ai_forums">has to pay up</a>, Ireland is thinking well, what's done is done, and is rubbing its hands.<br /><br />Ireland has good reason to be happy with this result, even if it <a rel="nofollow" href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/18/apple-has-paid-15-billion-in-disputed-taxes-to-ireland-in-full?utm_medium=social&utm_source=ai_forums">disagreed with it</a>. For alongside the $14 billion from Apple, the country already had a budget surplus of around $9.2 billion.<br /><br />According to <em>CNBC</em>, Irish Finance Minister Jack discussed the surplus and Apple's taxes in a pre-election budget speech. Chambers cautioned that Ireland needed to choose carefully how to use the money, but said that it had "the capacity to be transformational."<br /><br />"It is this government's view that we should utilize these revenues to address the known challenges that we face in housing, energy, water and transport infrastructure," said Chambers. "[It is] imperative [not to use it] for day-to-day expenditure or to narrow the tax base."<br /><br />The country could, though, consider putting a few Euros into a farewell party EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager. At the start of her role with the EU, it was Vestager who pushed for Apple's tax deal to be changed, and now she's succeeded just as she is about to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/30/eu-antitrust-chief-apple-foe-margrethe-vestager-out-after-10-years?utm_medium=social&utm_source=ai_forums">leave the job</a>.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/10/02/ireland-plans-what-to-buy-first-with-apples-14-billion-tax-windfall?utm_medium=social&utm_source=ai_forums">Read on AppleInsider</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a id="first-reply" name="first-reply"></a></div><div class="CommentsWrap"><span class="BeforeCommentHeading"></span><div class="DataBox DataBox-Comments"><h2 class="CommentHeading">Comments</h2> <ul class="MessageList DataList Comments"> <li class="Item Alt ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459147"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 1 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="TheSparkle" href="/profile/252864/TheSparkle" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=35721cd9cb81bbc6d52d367a734ba77f&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F35721cd9cb81bbc6d52d367a734ba77f.png" alt="TheSparkle" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/252864/TheSparkle" class="Username">TheSparkle</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>22</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459147/#Comment_3459147" class="Permalink" name="Item_1" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 10:31AM" datetime="2024-10-02T10:31:15+00:00">October 2, 2024 10:31AM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> The EU successfully gets Apple to fund the…er…update to the nation. Absolute monsters. <br /> </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="218831" title="9secondkox2 - Like on October 2, 2024."><a title="9secondkox2" href="/profile/218831/9secondkox2" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278.png" alt="9secondkox2" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459148"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 2 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="blastdoor" href="/profile/64839/blastdoor" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=a8ac560d28764f24457e5c00ba7a49cd&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Fa8ac560d28764f24457e5c00ba7a49cd.png" alt="blastdoor" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/64839/blastdoor" class="Username">blastdoor</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>3,580</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459148/#Comment_3459148" class="Permalink" name="Item_2" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 10:55AM" datetime="2024-10-02T10:55:14+00:00">October 2, 2024 10:55AM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> So far the 21st Century is turning out to be the best by far in the history of Ireland. This is another page in that book. I say good for them! All the other centuries were pretty harsh on the Emerald Isle. They deserve a break. </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="15519" title="ronn - Like on October 2, 2024."><a title="ronn" href="/profile/15519/ronn" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/657/nG3AD53JUR9T7.jpg" alt="ronn" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="218831" title="9secondkox2 - Informative on October 2, 2024."><a title="9secondkox2" href="/profile/218831/9secondkox2" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278.png" alt="9secondkox2" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-4 ReactInfo"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="75019" title="williamlondon - Informative on October 2, 2024."><a title="williamlondon" href="/profile/75019/williamlondon" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/288/nESO713YRQGQ0.jpg" alt="williamlondon" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-4 ReactInfo"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="212099" title="spheric - 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Like on October 3, 2024."><a title="ForumPost" href="/profile/235556/ForumPost" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=8312b6d0475e1a49e596a7befc20a136&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F8312b6d0475e1a49e596a7befc20a136.png" alt="ForumPost" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item Alt ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459154"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 5 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="iloveapplegear" href="/profile/195138/iloveapplegear" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d0b387f3abf0b460b093ff9e77b24920&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Fd0b387f3abf0b460b093ff9e77b24920.png" alt="iloveapplegear" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/195138/iloveapplegear" class="Username">iloveapplegear</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>124</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459154/#Comment_3459154" class="Permalink" name="Item_5" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 12:46PM" datetime="2024-10-02T12:46:49+00:00">October 2, 2024 12:46PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> The EU will now demand a higher (much higher) payment from Eire </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="218831" title="9secondkox2 - 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Like on October 12, 2024."><a title="watto_cobra" href="/profile/222606/watto_cobra" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Ff2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4.png" alt="watto_cobra" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459166"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 10 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="rob53" href="/profile/109215/rob53" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/218/nLX0YS7FA7VKX.jpg" alt="rob53" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/109215/rob53" class="Username">rob53</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>3,311</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459166/#Comment_3459166" class="Permalink" name="Item_10" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 2:41PM" datetime="2024-10-02T14:41:27+00:00">October 2, 2024 2:41PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> Honest thing to do for Ireland would be for them to “gift” Apple the $14B for providing them with employment and a steady national income. As for the EU, I still look at that group as a cartel and has no business being in business. If the EU wants to act as a country, then consolidate every EU member “country” into states with much less power. Treat them like USA states instead of (non) sovereign countries.   </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="218831" title="9secondkox2 - Like on October 2, 2024."><a title="9secondkox2" href="/profile/218831/9secondkox2" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278.png" alt="9secondkox2" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="75019" title="williamlondon - Like on October 2, 2024."><a title="williamlondon" href="/profile/75019/williamlondon" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/288/nESO713YRQGQ0.jpg" alt="williamlondon" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="235556" title="ForumPost - Like on October 3, 2024."><a title="ForumPost" href="/profile/235556/ForumPost" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=8312b6d0475e1a49e596a7befc20a136&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F8312b6d0475e1a49e596a7befc20a136.png" alt="ForumPost" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="222606" title="watto_cobra - Like on October 12, 2024."><a title="watto_cobra" href="/profile/222606/watto_cobra" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Ff2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4.png" alt="watto_cobra" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item Alt ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459169"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 11 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="6502" href="/profile/207738/6502" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=b9f19d822dbb8e8ec44008b4933e33b1&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Fb9f19d822dbb8e8ec44008b4933e33b1.png" alt="6502" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/207738/6502" class="Username">6502</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>382</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459169/#Comment_3459169" class="Permalink" name="Item_11" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 2:50PM" datetime="2024-10-02T14:50:16+00:00">October 2, 2024 2:50PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> Give it to Ukraine so the US doesn't have to. </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="52343" title="hammeroftruth - Like on October 2, 2024."><a title="hammeroftruth" href="/profile/52343/hammeroftruth" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/258/nP6AVYJESZY7O.JPG" alt="hammeroftruth" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="61938" title="kdupuis77 - Like on October 3, 2024."><a title="kdupuis77" href="/profile/61938/kdupuis77" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/661/n3UOU9IQ2G87W.png" alt="kdupuis77" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="222606" title="watto_cobra - Like on October 12, 2024."><a title="watto_cobra" href="/profile/222606/watto_cobra" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Ff2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4.png" alt="watto_cobra" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459171"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 12 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="jfabula1" href="/profile/253026/jfabula1" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=6b4ce87ec52bfc1b425b490fc487571b&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F6b4ce87ec52bfc1b425b490fc487571b.png" alt="jfabula1" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/253026/jfabula1" class="Username">jfabula1</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>173</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459171/#Comment_3459171" class="Permalink" name="Item_12" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 2:54PM" datetime="2024-10-02T14:54:49+00:00">October 2, 2024 2:54PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> <blockquote class="Quote"> <div class="QuoteAuthor"><a rel="nofollow" href="/profile/207738/6502">6502</a> said:</div> <div class="QuoteText">Give it to Ukraine so the US doesn't have to.</div> </blockquote> Agreed, US keep giving $ while we get poorer and poorer, “Sum Ting Wong” with that picture </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="75019" title="williamlondon - Informative on October 2, 2024."><a title="williamlondon" href="/profile/75019/williamlondon" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/288/nESO713YRQGQ0.jpg" alt="williamlondon" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-4 ReactInfo"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="61938" title="kdupuis77 - Like on October 3, 2024."><a title="kdupuis77" href="/profile/61938/kdupuis77" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/661/n3UOU9IQ2G87W.png" alt="kdupuis77" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="222606" title="watto_cobra - Like on October 12, 2024."><a title="watto_cobra" href="/profile/222606/watto_cobra" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Ff2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4.png" alt="watto_cobra" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item Alt ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459174"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 13 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="ronn" href="/profile/15519/ronn" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/657/nG3AD53JUR9T7.jpg" alt="ronn" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/15519/ronn" class="Username">ronn</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>688</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459174/#Comment_3459174" class="Permalink" name="Item_13" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 3:16PM" datetime="2024-10-02T15:16:46+00:00">October 2, 2024 3:16PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> Ireland: "Oh no! We have $14B thrust into our coffers." Good for them and their citizens. Let's hope it's used wisely and not for short-term goals or ego-driven monuments. </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="218831" title="9secondkox2 - Informative on October 2, 2024."><a title="9secondkox2" href="/profile/218831/9secondkox2" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278.png" alt="9secondkox2" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-4 ReactInfo"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="222606" title="watto_cobra - Like on October 12, 2024."><a title="watto_cobra" href="/profile/222606/watto_cobra" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Ff2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4.png" alt="watto_cobra" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459176"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 14 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="danox" href="/profile/192414/danox" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=fd166bfa04443fb1122c5153ad304513&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Ffd166bfa04443fb1122c5153ad304513.png" alt="danox" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/192414/danox" class="Username">danox</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>3,422</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459176/#Comment_3459176" class="Permalink" name="Item_14" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 3:25PM" datetime="2024-10-02T15:25:49+00:00">October 2, 2024 3:25PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> Hopefully Ireland won’t waste it like the UK wasted all the money from the North Sea oil, maybe they can seek council from Norway (Norwegian sovereign fund) on how to spend the money or should I say how to save it and invest it for the future.<br /><br />Their choice, be a drunken poor British sailor who spent it all or big prosperous rich Viking who saved…… </div> <span class="CommentLastUpdated"> <span title="Edited October 2, 2024 3:34PM by danox." class="DateUpdated">edited October 2</span> </span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="222606" title="watto_cobra - Like on October 12, 2024."><a title="watto_cobra" href="/profile/222606/watto_cobra" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Ff2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4.png" alt="watto_cobra" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item Alt ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459177"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 15 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="9secondkox2" href="/profile/218831/9secondkox2" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278.png" alt="9secondkox2" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/218831/9secondkox2" class="Username">9secondkox2</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>3,141</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459177/#Comment_3459177" class="Permalink" name="Item_15" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 3:27PM" datetime="2024-10-02T15:27:43+00:00">October 2, 2024 3:27PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> <blockquote class="Quote"> <div class="QuoteAuthor"><a rel="nofollow" href="/profile/255759/Luis.A.Masanti">Luis.A.Masanti</a> said:</div> <div class="QuoteText">Ireland has around 5 million habitats.<br />$14 billions is around $2,800- per habitant.<br />Buy each one Irish person… an iPhone 16 Pro Max, charger, case, Watch, AirPods… or a MacBook…<br />Ireland does not want the money… so give it back to Apple…<br /><br />Marketing tagline: “Ireland… the first full iPhonized country… thanks to the EU!”</div> </blockquote> Nah. The eu perps will find a way to get their hands on some of it. Yachts, mansions, and Rolls’ don’t pay for themselves.  </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="222606" title="watto_cobra - Like on October 12, 2024."><a title="watto_cobra" href="/profile/222606/watto_cobra" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2Ff2fefcb8d61b2604ef797958c0758ff4.png" alt="watto_cobra" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459186"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 16 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="avon b7" href="/profile/14756/avon%20b7" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=50ecfd02096150bcb2c92dfedc336489&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F50ecfd02096150bcb2c92dfedc336489.png" alt="avon b7" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/14756/avon%20b7" class="Username">avon b7</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>8,028</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459186/#Comment_3459186" class="Permalink" name="Item_16" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 3:58PM" datetime="2024-10-02T15:58:52+00:00">October 2, 2024 3:58PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> <blockquote class="Quote"> <div class="QuoteAuthor"><a rel="nofollow" href="/profile/109215/rob53">rob53</a> said:</div> <div class="QuoteText">Honest thing to do for Ireland would be for them to “gift” Apple the $14B for providing them with employment and a steady national income. As for the EU, I still look at that group as a cartel and has no business being in business. If the EU wants to act as a country, then consolidate every EU member “country” into states with much less power. Treat them like USA states instead of (non) sovereign countries.  </div> </blockquote> Why? It's a trade bloc with treaties. Some day in the future there may well be deeper integration but not now. <br /><br />There is no bigger 'cartel' than the US. That is indisputable if you want to speak in those terms. <br /><br />The bloc nature of the EU is the only thing that protects us from US overreach (even with the US 'lobby' doing all it can from the inside).<br /><br />Unilateral, extraterritorial 'sanctions' are the order of the day from the US. <br /><br />The EU isn't nearly as interested in that and is taking action over what happens on its turf. You should have no issue with that. <br /><br />Especially seeing as what happens here is very likely to end up happening (to some degree) within the US anyway.  </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="225122" title="muthuk_vanalingam - Like on October 2, 2024."><a title="muthuk_vanalingam" href="/profile/225122/muthuk_vanalingam" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=76bd5bd1340901c578ab35dfe3ef1449&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F76bd5bd1340901c578ab35dfe3ef1449.png" alt="muthuk_vanalingam" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="15519" title="ronn - Like on October 3, 2024."><a title="ronn" href="/profile/15519/ronn" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/657/nG3AD53JUR9T7.jpg" alt="ronn" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span> <li class="Item Alt ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459207"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 17 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="raymondai" href="/profile/214351/raymondai" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/016/nBUO31TDUWQK8.jpeg" alt="raymondai" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/214351/raymondai" class="Username">raymondai</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>72</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459207/#Comment_3459207" class="Permalink" name="Item_17" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 8:17PM" datetime="2024-10-02T20:17:39+00:00">October 2, 2024 8:17PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> 14B….hmm<br />How about plan a Science and Technology Park with Apple, let see how to attract more technology companies and labs around the world.<br />It is not just for Apple, welcoming Google, MS, Nokia, Infineon, Ericsson, NXP, ASML whoever to join in, develop any kind of advance technology, 6G, semiconductor, software…etc.<br />Wish it become Apple EU HQ, and the most important technology development center in EU.<br />For the Ireland future and prosperity.🤞🏼<br /> </div> <li class="Item ItemComment Role_member" id="Comment_3459219"> <div class="Comment"> <div class="Options"> <span class="PostNum">Reply 18 of 20</span> </div> <div class="Item-Header CommentHeader"> <div class="AuthorWrap"> <span class="Author"> <a title="godofbiscuitssf" href="/profile/252933/godofbiscuitssf" class="PhotoWrap"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0fefeba19cfcd2edb7e883b8f82c4c64&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F0fefeba19cfcd2edb7e883b8f82c4c64.png" alt="godofbiscuitssf" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoMedium" /></a><a href="/profile/252933/godofbiscuitssf" class="Username">godofbiscuitssf</a> </span> <span class="AuthorInfo"> <span class="MItem PostCount">Posts: <b>102</b></span><span class="MItem RoleTitle member">member</span> </span> </div> <div class="Meta CommentMeta CommentInfo"> <span class="MItem DateCreated"> <a href="/discussion/comment/3459219/#Comment_3459219" class="Permalink" name="Item_18" rel="nofollow"><time title="October 2, 2024 11:55PM" datetime="2024-10-02T23:55:54+00:00">October 2, 2024 11:55PM</time></a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="Item-BodyWrap"> <div class="Item-Body"> <div class="Message"> <blockquote class="Quote"> <div class="QuoteAuthor"><a rel="nofollow" href="/profile/82522/flydog">flydog</a> said:</div> <div class="QuoteText"><blockquote class="Quote"> <div class="QuoteAuthor"><a rel="nofollow" href="/profile/246226/123Go">123Go</a> said:</div> <div class="QuoteText">The larger mega corportations play the system so it is good to see one of these, Apple, havng to pay their fare share of tax.  </div> </blockquote> That tax is ultimately paid by you, not by Apple.</div> </blockquote> <br />That is just a bonkers interpretation. </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="100667" title="gatorguy - 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They don’t pay any taxes, the Hudson Bay Company, never paid any taxes in their entire history of existence. Companies just merely pass it (tax,fee,fine) on to the plebs, serfs the customers a line item in a company ledger.<br /><br />That $14 billion fine that Apple supposedly paid has already been absorbed years ago into the inner workings of the Apple Computer clearinghouse spread out among all the tendrils of the company apparatus, who paid the surf/peasant/customer in short the citizen/customer at the bottom.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearing_house_(finance)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearing_house_(finance)</a> A tax/expense will never be pend on to a company. (but it will be pend/passed on to a peasant/individual/customer)<br /> </div> <span class="CommentLastUpdated"> <span title="Edited October 3, 2024 3:17PM by danox." class="DateUpdated">edited October 3</span> </span> </ul> </div><div class="P PagerWrap"></div></div> <div class="Foot Closed"> <div class="Note Closed SignInOrRegister"><a href="/entry/signin?Target=discussion%2Fcomment%2F3459174%3F">Sign In</a> or <a href="/entry/register?Target=discussion%2Fcomment%2F3459174%3F">Register</a> to comment. </div> </div> </div> </main> </div> </section> <footer class="page-footer sticky-footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="clearfix"> <p style="position: fixed; bottom: 2em; right: 2em;"> <a class="top"> <a id="return-top" href="#top" title="Back to Top"> <strong><i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i></strong> </a> </a> </p> <p id="page-footer-content"> Copyright © 2024 Quiller Media, Inc <br /> <br /> <a href="https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/184333/appleinsiders-updated-commenting-guidelines/p1">Commenting Guidelines</a> · <a href="https://appleinsider.com/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a> · <a href="mailto:aiforumhelp@gmail.com">Contact</a> </p> </div> </div> </footer> </body> </html>