Political Quotes

Bernie Sanders: “According to an August 2008 GAO report, two out of every three corporations in the United States paid no Federal income…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
According to an August 2008 GAO report, two out of every three corporations in the United States paid no Federal income taxes between 1998 and 2005.
Said by
Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights tax avoidance by corporations over several years.

Share

More from Bernie Sanders

Oct 1, 2026

I am very proud that many strong progressives have won Democratic primaries. We got to defend them right now.

washingtonexaminer.com
Oct 10, 2026

You made a commitment to Congress to ‘preserve’ Head Start, yet this proposed rule is the latest attempt by the Administration to deteriorate and ultimately eliminate the program by gutting the core standards and services that have…

sanders.senate.gov
Oct 2, 2026

We cannot allow America to become a surveillance state where AI oligarchs profit by giving the government the power to track our every movement.

dailycaller.com
Oct 2, 2026

Flock is always watching. We cannot allow America to become a surveillance state where a handful of AI oligarchs profit by giving the government the power to track our every movement.

dailycaller.com

Other voices in this conversation