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On the recordApril 25, 2016
The fundamental points that you all are raising, which are high tax rates on business, which are not competitive; the lack of simplification, so you need to have an accountant on your fast dial in order to get information because you just cannot figure this out; and I would also add the predictability of our tax code, which affects investor decisions, all were the goals of the 1986 tax reform.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Senator Cardin discusses issues with the current tax code and its competitiveness.

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