Apple’s tax bill is a window into the global post-industrial economy, and all its problems

I was trying to think of what to write about today’s Apple and taxes Congressional hearing, as it intersects both my political and tech partisanship, and but Quartz wrote this excellent analysis.

I will say this whole story seems to be engendering a fair amount of cognitive dissonance — who would imagine a supporting quote from Rand Paul on Daring Fireball, for instance. While I do think it’s a bit unfair that Apple seems to be singled out for doing what nearly every multinational corporation in America is also doing, I’d prefer Apple hewed a bit more closely to the spirit of the law.

That said, I genuinely believe Tim Cook wants to do what’s right and is committed to helping fix some of the more glaring problems with the tax code so that Apple, and its competitors, can do the right thing.