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March 29, 2011

Sen. Bernie Sanders Denounces Corporate Tax Dodgers 
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Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is criticizing Republican
efforts to cut social spending at a time when many of the nation's
largest corporations are paying nothing, or almost nothing, in federal
income tax. Sanders has released a list of the 10 worst corporate income
tax avoiders. Companies include Exxon Mobil, Bank Of America, General
Electric, Chevron, Boeing, Valero Energy, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup,
Conoco Phillips and Carnival Cruise Laws. In the case of General
Electric, the company has made $26 billion in profits in the United
States over the past five years. During that time, it has received over
$4 billion in tax refunds from the IRS.



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