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On the recordJanuary 25, 2012
They want to have their cake, which is investing in commodities, and eat it, too, by not paying what the tax would be if they did that directly in the United States.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the use of shell corporations to circumvent tax obligations.

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