Working Life

I know—you’re shocked, shocked to hear that major drug companies are dodging taxes & stashing billions in tax havens around the world. Oxfam’s Robbie Silverman joins me to talk about the organization’s blockbuster report, and how Big Pharma’s Gang of Four is hurting millions of people. Then, it’s over to the nation’s Capitol where the […]

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Not to be holier than though, I’m writing this on a Mac Air…and the IPad is on the desk along with the Iphone. But, it did make me think: how many of my dollars did Apple find a way of stashing overseas in its $69.7 billion hoard that sits out of reach of the U.S. government? Not to wag a finger just at Apple, it’s a bunch of other tech companies that lead the way on stashing overseas $2.1 trillion in corporate taxes–and the number just swells.

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It isn’t complicated and it’s not rocket science. The thievery underway in the form of corporate tax inversions can be stopped if there was a will to do so. It’s a problem with three easy-to-describe pieces–and some pretty straightforward solutions. The issue is: does the White House, beyond an election-year messaging stunt, really want to stop the robbery of the American taxpayer?

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