The government certainly could put a specific tax on sale or use of GPS technology.
But what the OP seems to actually be suggesting is that tax loopholes are closed and high tech corporations are taxed more in general, yeah:
> That’s why a company like Apple should be using a substantial portion of its super-profits to support government investment in the next generation of innovation. Instead, the company runs an entire division devoted to finding ways to avoid taxation.
That's just one of the topics the interview talks about, I encourage readers to skim the others too, not assume the whole article is about taxation, it's not.
The government certainly could put a specific tax on sale or use of GPS technology.
But what the OP seems to actually be suggesting is that tax loopholes are closed and high tech corporations are taxed more in general, yeah:
> That’s why a company like Apple should be using a substantial portion of its super-profits to support government investment in the next generation of innovation. Instead, the company runs an entire division devoted to finding ways to avoid taxation.
That's just one of the topics the interview talks about, I encourage readers to skim the others too, not assume the whole article is about taxation, it's not.