Re: Haha - back to the communist economical theory
That "estimate" is simply a bald faced lie - designed to appeal to the greed of everyone who wants something for nothing.
Apply a special targeted tax, and watch the consumer - yes, that's you personally - pay that tax. Learn something about tax incidence, companies ultimately don't pay taxes though they may hand over money - the tax is really paid by owners, buyers, and staff in some ratio.
One other, why include Apple. There's some grounds for treating those in a dominant market position as monopolists or at least potential monopolists, but Apple ? Has a minority position in every market it competes in and sells expensive equipment at enviable margins by some combination of clever marketing and superior perceived functionality. They are not at all comparable to Google, Amazon, or Facebook, all of whom dominate most the markets in which they compete. Targeting Apple is even more clearly a simple greed tax - and politicians demands for more of other people's money that they can pretend to hand out to their voters as bribes are insatiable.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
