‘Where’s the fairness?’: How one Silicon Valley mayor is fighting to make Apple pay more taxes

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<p>‘The last time the mayor of C perti o walke i to Apple — the largest compa y i his small Califor ia tow a , it so happe s, the most val able compa y i the worl — he hope to have a meeti g to talk abo t traffic co gestio .</p>
<p>Barry Cha g barely ma e it i to the lobby whe Apple’s sec rity team aske him to leave, he sai .</p>
<p>‘They sai ‘yo ca ot come i , yo ’re ot i vite ’. After that I left a have ot go e back,’ sai a exasperate Cha g, who’s bee mayor si ce December 2015 a ha approache the comp ti g firm whe he was servi g o the city co cil three years ago.’</p>
<p>Rea more: <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/wheres-the-fair ess-how-o e-silico -valley-mayor-is-fighti g-to-make-apple-pay-more-taxes/" target="_bla k">‘Where’s the fair ess?’: How o e Silico Valley mayor is fighti g to make Apple pay more taxes</a></p>