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These Seven Giant U.S. Corporations Pay Their CEOs More Than They Pay In Taxes
Boeing, Chevron, Citigroup, Ford, Verizon, JPMorgan Chase and General Motors declared more than $74 billion in combined U.S. pre-tax profits in 2013 – and paid their CEOs on average $17.3 million each.
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Shady Profits: How the World’s Top Corporations Are Failing At Transparency
A new report reveals that three-quarters of the world's 124 biggest publicly traded companies don't disclose the taxes they pay in foreign countries, and dozens hide their foreign revenues altogether.
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Corruption Costs Poor Countries $1 Trillion, Causes 3.6 Million Deaths A Year
Report: Developing countries’ efforts to fight poverty, disease and hunger are damaged by a web of corrupt activity siphoning off hundreds of billions every year.
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Corporations Renouncing U.S. "Citizenship" Bilk Billions from Federal Revenue
So far this year, a dozen U.S. companies including well-known brands like Medtronic and Chiquita have merged with foreign firms, shifting their headquarters offshore to avoid U.S. taxes.
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New Bank Leak Shows How British Rich Exploit Tax Haven Loopholes
At a time of debate about inequalities of wealth in the U.K., the data leaks reveal how the very richest families dip in and out of British jurisdiction as it suits them
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Another French Economist Cracks the Nut – Revealing True Costs of Tax Evasion
By analyzing data from central banks in Switzerland and Luxembourg, Gabriel Zucman has put creditable numbers on tax evasion, showing that it’s rampant – and a major driver of wealth inequality.
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Joseph Stiglitz Calls Out Corporate Tax Dodgers – Here Are 10 of Them
In this recent report for the Roosevelt Institute, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz suggests that paying our fair share of taxes and cracking down on corporate tax dodgers could be a cure for inequality and a faltering economy.
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No More Games: If the Super Rich Won't Pay Taxes, It's Time For Plan B
The wealthiest Americans receive the greatest benefits – and they insult the rest of us by treating their tax responsibility like a game.
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Making the Case for Doubling the Corporate Income Tax
U.S. corporations need to pay for the many years of employee productivity and public research that built their trillion-dollar industries.
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U.S. Blocks European Tax Crackdown On Google and Amazon
Washington snubbed OECD plans to overhaul international tax rules and close loopholes exploited by multinational corporations, a subject of debate at this week's G20 summit.