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Originally Posted by V_RocKs
That is all sitting outside of the US... If they brought it in they would get taxed for a very big chunk of it...
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That money is on Apple U.S. books, in our Banks... it's already been taxed, or it's value wouldn't be on the books and he wouldn't be able to claim that, or he would falsely be boosting the stocks.
Moving money IN for investment goes on Corp Capital Gains taxes, which is extremely low when the money is invested, and in many states, totally tax free from the money, land, and even pay back on what you paid in fed.
The reason they don't manufacture here is labor costs... not that they can't afford them, but more because they don't want extra cost, thus stocks go up higher and higher.... it's as simple as that.