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by return1 2097 days ago
That s pure whataboutsm. Nothing stops apple from vetting apps without charging an extortionate 30% tax. They have plenty of money to do that. Or do you imply that apple’s tax deters scammers? Then , how are these companies accepted in the app store?
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ghostwriter 2097 days ago
I was told in other threads that taxes, especially if they are progressive, are a good thing and that they help the society and the government to function, and that we pay them because we receive services in exchange, and that it doesn't matter how satisfied we are with those services. If you call Apple charges taxes, be consistent and respect them as any other tax in your life. Or denounce all of them. Or stop calling them taxes.
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return1 2097 days ago
Taxation is theft.

That said, i dont see how paying the apple tax for the apps i buy is benefiting me at all, since i'm in Europe.

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ghostwriter 2097 days ago
> That said, i dont see how paying the apple tax for the apps i buy is benefiting me at all, since i'm in Europe.

Do you see how VAT benefits you when you pay it when buying almost any product/service (including the ones from Apple) in your country?

I agree with your taxation stance though, because taxes are not voluntary. AppStore is, I can either pay for it and use it, or jailbreak it and use it, or walk away to open platforms and enjoy their freedom. And if there isn't one, I am free to organise with others and to build my own.

Besides, Apple doesn't want you to pay for it, it wants to get a fee from the developers who use the platform to profit from it. It's either developers who consciously put this burden of their fees on your shoulders, or there's a ridiculous law in place that doesn't allow the developers to put different price tags on different platforms, which results in higher prices for end users.

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return1 2097 days ago
Vatc added at point of sale so in theory there is some benefit.

Apple tax is aptly named because the analogy is good: it s mandatory (though not at gunpoint) , it s proportionate and arbitrary (might make sense if it was only on app sales, but why do they mandate a cut of subscription revenue? What do they offer in return?) and it s just too unjustifiably high

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