Friday, July 29, 2011

Apple has more cash on hand than the Feds.

Well that's because Apple creates value that people are willing to pay for...our Fearless Federal Overlords?  Not so much.  Frankly I'd like to see Apple with much more money than our Feds.  Apple creates wealth.  The Feds destroy it.

Here’s something to keep in mind as you follow this evening’s congressional debate over the debt ceiling.
According to the latest daily statement from the U.S. Treasury, the government had an operating cash balance of $73.8 billion at the end of the day yesterday.
Apple’s last earnings report (PDF here) showed that the company had $76.2 billion in cash and marketable securities at the end of June.
In other words, the world’s largest tech company has more cash than the world’s largest sovereign government.
That’s because Apple collects more money than it spends, while the U.S. government does not.

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