Originally Posted by JSTUART

Since the Irish want to separate from Great Britain to stay in the EU they can abide with EU decisions.

Stuff them, the best are moving here anyway.


Ireland has been completely separate from Great Britain since 1948, brexit has nothing to do with Ireland.

What we're seeing is the fallout from handing part of your sovereignty over to an intergovernmental organization. Whether anyone agrees with Ireland's tax deal with Apple or not, the fact is that it's a sovereign nation that has the right to set it's own tax policies. There's nothing illegal about Apple locating there to save taxes.

The EU's trying to meddle in Ireland's internal affairs should send up warning flags over our interactions with the United Nations, especially with regard to the second amendment. Obama would certainly like nothing more than to enter into treaties with the UN that could set us up for a legal showdown since the UN considers the second amendment to be abhorrent.

Apple's not going to turn off anyone's Iphone or Ipad. They're in business to make money and destroying your entire business while attempting to give the finger to the EU isn't a good way to make money.