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On the recordApril 18, 2023
If we allow companies and wealthy Americans to avoid paying taxes by going offshore, we can assume that they will follow that incentive.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse highlights the issue of tax avoidance through offshoring.

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