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Bernie Sanders: “What I found astonishing, is that 82 Fortune 500 companies in America paid 'zero or less in Federal income taxes in at…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
What I found astonishing, is that 82 Fortune 500 companies in America paid 'zero or less in Federal income taxes in at least 1 year from 2001 to 2003.'
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders points out significant tax evasion by major companies.

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