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On the recordMay 24, 2021
It seems that that is an incentive to drive jobs offshore, and it seems that it is an unfair competitive advantage for the bigger company.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights the unfair advantage larger companies have due to offshore tax rates.

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