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Carl Levin: “The resulting loss of revenue is one significant cause of the budget deficit and adds to the tax burden that ordinary…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
The resulting loss of revenue is one significant cause of the budget deficit and adds to the tax burden that ordinary Americans bear.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin connects corporate tax avoidance to the budget deficit and its impact on American taxpayers.

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