The Intercept Article Rating

Companies Lobbying Against Infrastructure Tax Increases Have Avoided Paying Billions in Taxes

Sep 06, 2021 View Original Article
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    -80% Very Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    20% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    6% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : [Maine Sen.] Angus King and I are pushing for a corporate profits tax that is essentially a minimum tax for the richest companies -- no loopholes -- that will allow us to increase tax revenue and help pay for these infrastructure investments we badly need."
38% : The same report showed that DuPont used government subsidies and tax avoidance strategies to pay a negative 54.8 percent tax rate in 2018 and avoided paying $119 million in taxes that year.

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