"Rather than berating Apple, we should celebrate the jobs Apple continues to create"

May 22, 2013 09:50 GMT  ·  By

Witnessing attacks on Apple in the investigatory hearing on “Offshore Profit Shifting and the U.S. Tax Code,” U.S. Senator Rand Paul took a bold stand yesterday defending the country’s iconic company.

Rand Paul noted that the government attempted to “bully, berate and badger” Apple, forcing fellow senators to quickly iterate their statements to clarify that this was not the case.

However, Senator Paul thought it was the case indeed.

He said that the U.S. Senate investigatory hearing on “Offshore Profit Shifting and the U.S. Tax Code” accused Apple of wrongdoing, while also admitting that it had not broken any laws.

“Apple's job-creating machine extends across the United States. The iPhone uses Gorilla Glass, which is manufactured in Kentucky by Corning. Today, Corning—and Kentucky—benefit from nearly $700 million in sales, employing more than 300 people thanks to Apple."

“Rather than berating Apple, we should celebrate the jobs Apple continues to create,” he wrote in a statement provided to Rare.us.

Rather than blaming Apple, America should blame its anti-business Tax Code, Senator Paul said, adding that the Cupertino giant deserves an apology.

“I think the federal government owes an apology to Apple,” he wrote.

“Instead of Apple, Congress should be on trial for having the crummiest tax code imaginable; for having a byzantine tax code that runs into the tens of thousands of pages; for creating a tax code that simply doesn't compete with the rest of the world,” added Senator Paul.

Apple itself noted in the opening statements of Tim Cook (CEO) and Peter Oppenheimer (CFO) that it did not engage in any unlawful practices, and that it is proud to be in America.

Like Senator Paul, Apple’s CEO proposed amendments to the U.S. Tax Code.

“I propose we eliminate all corporate tax expenditures, and we have a reasonable tax on bringing tax back overseas. I think many many companies would bring cash back in that scenario,” Cook said.