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On the recordJune 7, 2021
If you are a wealthy cheat in a partnership, your odds of getting audited are slightly higher than your odds of getting hit by a meteorite.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse criticizes the low audit rates for wealthy partnerships.

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