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    Taxing the Multinationals

    One economics editor says Washington has been running a " fiscal clown show " for the past 10 years by spending more and taxing less. The report that General Electric earned more than $5 billion in profit while paying no taxes at all focused attention on multinational corporations.

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

    One economics editor says Washington has been running a "fiscal clown show" for the past 10 years by spending more and taxing less. The report that General Electric earned more than $5 billion in profit while paying no taxes at all focused attention on multinational corporations. We hear how they do it, using laws approved by both parties in Congress that allow them to keep their money overseas. Congress could change those laws to help pay down the deficit. Should the world's super-power use its clout to get corporations to pay their fair share?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Strategy + Business

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      Edward Kleinbard

      University of Southern California

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    Taxing the Multinationals
    1. 0:00One Budget Vote Down, One to Go
    2. 7:27Taxing the MultinationalsYou’re reading this
    3. 44:21Gulf Coast 'Spillionaires' Cash In on BP Payments
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