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The GOP tax cuts scored yet another win on Wednesday when tech giant Apple cited the cuts as a driving factor for their newly announced plans to build a new campus, create 20,000 new jobs, and invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy among other exciting announcements. But despite the great news, NBC Nightly News failed to cover the story at all while CBS Evening News left out their praise for the tax cuts.
The only mention of Apple’s massive investment on CBS came from a 20-seconds long news brief by anchor Jeff Glor. “Apple said today it plans to open a new corporate campus somewhere in the United States, location to be announced later this year,” he reported. “Apple also said it will create 20,000 new jobs over the next five years, and that it plans to bring about $250 billion in offshore cash back into the U.S. and pay $38 billion in taxes.”
Glor’s sole mention taxes was regarding how much Apple stood to pay through the repatriotization of its overseas finances, which has been reported to be roughly $250 billion.
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