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On the recordApril 17, 2023
If we allow companies and wealthy Americans to avoid paying taxes by going offshore, we can assume that they will follow that incentive.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse warns about the consequences of tax avoidance through offshoring.

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