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On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
If you want to say that Microsoft's tax burden in the United States is not reduced... that is aimed at reducing taxes.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin questions the impact of Microsoft's offshore operations on its U.S. tax burden.

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