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On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
should we also be looking at trying to get rid of these folks who are gaming the system and paying no tax whatsoever
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse questions the fairness of the tax system for companies exploiting loopholes.

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