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Carl Levin: “Avoiding paying taxes in this country to me is not right. The American people know it is not right.”

On the recordMay 20, 2013
Avoiding paying taxes in this country to me is not right. The American people know it is not right.
Said by
Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin asserts that tax avoidance by companies is unjust and recognized by the public.

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