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30 Major Corporations Paid More For Lobbyists Than Taxes, 2008-2010

WHERE IS THE RAGE?

WHERE IS THE FURY?

HOW MANY MORE STORIES DO WE NEED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE RAGING IN THE STREETS?

By employing a plethora of tax-dodging techniques, 30 multi-million dollar American corporations expended more money lobbying Congress than they paid in federal income taxes between 2008 and 2010, ultimately spending approximately $400,000 every day — including weekends — during that three-year period to lobby lawmakers and influence political elections, according to a new report from the non-partisan Public Campaign.

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