Apple Has More Cash Than U.S. Treasury

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Apple Has More Cash Than U.S. Treasury

August 2, 2011 | ISSUE 47•31

According to the most recent available financial statements, Apple Inc. has more cash on hand—over $76 billion—than the U.S. Treasury. What do you think?

Well, the user experience in this country is just terrible.

Lou Gajda
Cable Splicer
Great, so why don't we sell them a couple of aircraft carriers and we'll be back in black.

Sonya Howland
Film Flat Inspector
This is why I took all my money out of U.S. currency and put it into safe, stable iTunes gift cards.

Philip Keeton
Yeast-Culture Developer

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