Other companies choose to move to avoid paying taxes or receive a lower tax rate . Big brands like Apple , Starbucks put their profits offshore to lower their tax bills . Martha Pease : This injustice should infuriate law-abiding , taxpaying citizens . She says it 's ironic when these companies are embracing `` social responsibility '' Pease : 'They're not doing anything wrong by moving money out of the United States and into other countries where they can pay a much higher rate on that income than we do here in America. "
Big brands like Apple , Starbucks put their profits offshore to lower their tax bills . Martha Pease : This injustice should infuriate law-abiding , taxpaying citizens . She says it 's ironic when these companies are embracing `` social responsibility '' Pease : 'They're not doing anything wrong by moving money out of the United States and into other countries where they can pay a much higher rate on that income than we do here in America. "