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Matt Cartwright: “I prefer 'tax cheats' to 'tax gaps.' I think a tax gap is a euphemism.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2021
I prefer 'tax cheats' to 'tax gaps.' I think a tax gap is a euphemism.
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Matt Cartwright
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Cartwright criticizes the term 'tax gap' and emphasizes the need to address tax evasion.

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