Bernie Sanders Wishes Apple Would Manufacture Devices in America, Pay Fair Share of Taxes

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Posted April 6, 2016 at 2:04am by iClarified

Bernie Sanders, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, was asked if Apple is destroying the fabric of America in an interview with the Daily News Editorial Board. Sanders said that Apple was not but he wished they would manufacture in America and stop trying to avoid paying taxes.

Daily News: You’ve said that the greed of Wall Street and corporate America is destroying the fabric of our nation. So if we can get particular: For example, in corporate America, Apple happens to be celebrating, today, its 40th birthday. It's a company that grew from nothing to 115,000 permanent employees. And I'm wondering, is Apple destroying the fabric of America?

Bernie Sanders: No, Apple is not destroying the fabric of America. But I do wish they'd be manufacturing some of their devices, here, in the United States rather than in China. And I do wish that they would not be trying to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.

His comments are similar to Donald Trump's, who said "We're going to get Apple to start building their damn computers and things in this country instead of in other countries."

You can read or listen to Sanders' full interview at the link below...

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Bernie Sanders Wishes Apple Would Manufacture Devices in America, Pay Fair Share of Taxes

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Tjp - April 12, 2016 at 2:12am

Bernie, do you take any deductions from your taxes. Stop it and pay your fair share. Apple is only taking advantage of what the laws allow.

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lemon4611 - April 7, 2016 at 3:20am

Wish Bernie the communist would get his facts straight !

phdlynn - April 6, 2016 at 7:21pm

The MacPro is made in America. The US does not have the number of skilled techs or factories to make the phones in the US and at what increased cost. Apple pays the taxes it owes. What Bernie wants is for money earned overseas to be forced to be brought home and then pay 40% taxes, the same as on US sales. Hardly fair! Find some other way to pay for your free stuff Bernie!

HFP2016!!! - April 6, 2016 at 1:28pm

Bernie: "In my first year of office, I will instruct the department of Agriculture to plant magical trees where all free stuff will grow!" HAHA

Tjp - April 6, 2016 at 6:16am

Make a climate in the US where it makes business sense for Apple to make products here, and they will. They make the Mac Pro here, because it makes sense to do so. And yes, they sell worldwide, and have issues because India wants Apple to manufacture there. How many manufacturing sites worldwide make sense?

Great - April 6, 2016 at 4:54pm

Brazil?

Great - April 6, 2016 at 4:07am

Apple is a company that sells its products world wide. If America tries to force it to manufacture its products in America where there aren't any of the infrastructure, skills and capability to support that, then Apple will close shop in America and open in a different country that have those things. Go ahead, kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Apple avoids paying taxes? Why don't you guys change the laws about how taxes are calculated? Don't blame a company that plays by the rules!

Yeah - April 6, 2016 at 6:41pm

So having a swiss bank account that has more money in it than the federal reserve is playing by the rules? Uuummm oookkkaaayyyy

lemon4611 - April 7, 2016 at 3:24am

Exactly ! Bernie seems to miss the point that the kids that graduate our colleges today can't make change for a buck, want $50K to make coffee and have zero ambition. But I guess that's how Bernie got to run for President and why he is capturing the young vote. Here a tip for the young. When the wealthy get tired of paying for the poor or when the poor tip the balance and become a unsustainable majority then it's more efficient for the wealthy to kill the poor off and adjust the world population.

Yeah - April 6, 2016 at 3:43am

C'mon iClarified.....you put out a bernie sanders article and still bring up trump in the end. The media loves to hate trump. Its so inconsiderate that media outlets go out of their way to smear a man speaking his mind. The media is killing first amendment. Say something media disagrees with ur screwed.....

Trump - April 6, 2016 at 4:24am

Their reference to Trump's comment doesn't appear biased to me

paulMOGG - April 6, 2016 at 3:20am

Would it be a good idea if apple moved majority of its company out side of america? ... what with FBI trying to dictate what they do and threatening apple ....and politicians saying that they will get apple to build its products in america! its sounding so 'communistic' and like a dictatorship ...it's not what we all perceived it to be and what America is always fighting against 'communism ' ! Just a thought

gamerscul9870 - April 6, 2016 at 2:57am

Wonder how much Trump payed him to be reasoned with.

focus - April 6, 2016 at 2:52am

Sander is old timer guy. Almost in his final year. I can not stand to his physical appearance.

Josh - April 6, 2016 at 2:09am

The Mac Pro is manufactured in Austin, Texas.

Nitro Junkie - April 6, 2016 at 2:23am

If I'm not mistaken I thought some of the iMacs are built in the US to? Or is that Ireland?