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The Apple campus in Cork, Ireland. Apple is said to have used complicated tax structures in nations like Ireland to reduce the amount of corporate tax it pays in other countries.CreditPaul Faith/Agence France-Presse — Getty Imageshttps://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/30/business/30APPLEIRELAND/30APPLEIRELAND-master768.jpg GREED Though I am not an economics expert, Apple may have made a mistake-- as an American company --to make its home in Ireland for a tax break even if it shoulds amount to more than ten billion, because their color may now go from blue to vermilion. The thought of those pots and pots of money has long smelled like lots and lots of honey irresistible to the European economic community who'd now like to seize it with impunity and at their very first opportunity. Meanwhile, leaping to Apple's cooking the books our U. S. Pols say that while they may indeed be crooks they are neither Irish nor European--- but OUR crooks-- so keep your hands off -for the time bein' until we somehow bring all that cash back home. and thus find ourselves a better way to end this poem. HZL 8/30/16 Apple Is Said to Owe Back Taxes to Irish Government New York Times‎ - 12 hours ago Apple, Irish authorities and European competition authorities declined to comment. ... he hoped his company would get a fair hearing in Europe on the tax issue and that “if we ... Apple facing back taxes running into billions over European commission ruling The Guardian‎ - 4 hours ago EU demands Apple pay Ireland up to 13 billion euros in tax Reuters‎ - 16 mins ago