Re: False arithmetic
But the really failure in your reasoning is that €1 in salary ends up being a lot more than €1 in the economy.
No, it's not a failure. Your failure was to not read his post.
If they paid the money to the laid-off employees, the then employees would STILL SPEND IT AS IF IT WAS SALARY.
In fact, I'll go one step further and mention if they paid the laid-off apple employees in one lump sum, then then time value of money shows a better impact on the economy than if apple had just been paying wages.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
