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David Axelrod: “Are we going to spend $100 billion a year on off shore tax shelter of the sort that Governor Romney has availed himself…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2012
Are we going to spend $100 billion a year on off shore tax shelter of the sort that Governor Romney has availed himself off? Or are we going to use that money for better purposes?
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Axelrod questions Romney's tax strategies and advocates for using tax revenue for better purposes.

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