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   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Nov 24, 2025 at 5:20:40 PM MST, ""Joel W. Crump"" wrote   
   :   
      
   > On 11/21/25 6:58 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2025-11-21 13:42, chrisv wrote:   
   >>> Alan wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>>> Those who could pay more don't want to, and those who can't are   
   >>>>>> left to   
   >>>>>> think they're getting real value out of the cheap prices, when in fact   
   >>>>>> it's screwing them over by perpetuating their poverty.  Basic income   
   >>>>>> would set the minimum standard differently, prices would be higher,   
   >>>>>> but   
   >>>>>> there'd be stability that is so elusive, in the ultra-competitive   
   >>>>>> economy.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Turning citizens into parasites is not a good solution.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> So what's your answer?   
   >>>   
   >>> Let the market work.   
   >>   
   >> The market ISN'T working...   
   >>   
   >> ...except for the billionaires.   
   >   
   >   
   > And Apple is a prime example of the way the market takes advantage of   
   > people, to benefit billionaires investing in companies like Apple.   
      
   Remember a few years ago when Apple was in the news for not paying its fair   
   share of taxes. It is true they paid a very small percentage of their income.   
   BUT, they also paid close to 5% of ALL corporate income tax in the country.   
   That is insane. This means other corporations were paying, on average, far   
   less than they were (by percent).   
      
   Our tax system is deeply broken.   
      
   Whenever this comes up people whine that if corporations paid taxes they would   
   just pass it onto the consumer. Evidence does not back this. When a   
   corporation dedicates immense resources to legal and accounting teams to   
   exploit global tax loopholes, that is an inefficient use of capital. A simpler   
   code would save them money.   
      
   Add to that, their prices are not based mostly on their expenses but on what   
   the market will bear. And, of course, why are prices not going DOWN when   
   Amazon and Apple and Walmart and others get their taxes lowered?   
      
      
      
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