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    Can Corporations Be Patriots?

    Congress adjourned for the summer with tax reform still caught in political gridlock. Since then, President Obama has seized on a tax proposal once buried in his budget to attack a practice multi-national companies use to avoid paying taxes in the US; it’s called “corporate inversion.”

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Congress adjourned for the summer with tax reform still caught in political gridlock. Since then, President Obama has seized on a tax proposal once buried in his budget to attack a practice multi-national companies use to avoid paying taxes in the US; it’s called “corporate inversion.”

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    Tax Loopholes and "Corporate Patriotism"
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Claire Martin

      Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?

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      Richard Rubin

      tax policy reporter for the Wall Street Journal

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      Robert Reich

      professor of Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley, former labor secretary under Bill Clinton

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      James Taranto

      Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Tax Loopholes and "Corporate Patriotism"
    1. 1:20Massive Russian Aid Convoy Heads for Rebel-Held Ukraine
    2. 8:10Can Corporations Be Patriots?You’re reading this
    3. 44:44The Ride-Sharing Rivalry Between Uber and Lyft Heats Up
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