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Lloyd Doggett: “Some have a negative tax rate. Many of our largest corporations are paying effective tax rates that are single-digit.”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
Some have a negative tax rate. Many of our largest corporations are paying effective tax rates that are single-digit.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett highlights the disparity between corporate lobbying and tax payments.

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