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On the recordMay 20, 2013
I about fell off my chair when I read that because, when I think about tax gimmicks, certainly some of the techniques that Apple uses could, in general usage of the word, be considered 'gimmicks.'
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin reacts to Apple's claim of not using tax gimmicks.

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