Thread by @HuffmanForNC

Trump's tax evasion scheme is nothing compared to the 350 American companies hoarding corporate cash offshore.
@Apple: $215B stashed in Ireland.
-Taxes owed $65.4b
@nikestore: $10.7B stashed in Bermuda.
-Taxes owed $3.6b
@amazon : in 2021 $5.2 stashed.
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Others:
@Google
@Microsoft
@IBM
@generalelectric
@Cisco
@Oracle
@Pfizer
@exxonmobil
@Chevron
@WalmartInc
@PepsiCo
@ProcterGamble
@McDonaldsCorp
#JohnsonJohnson @JNJNews
There are more companies cheating all Americans out of paying their fair share in taxes.
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Small mom & pop businesses are not on the list. They (we) are the backbone of the U.S. We need to end #citizensunited & #lobbying in our politics. The imbalance of taxes and loopholes is staggering.
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Small biz's are owned by R's and D's. The incoming Republican Congress could work on this. But they will choose distraction, revenge politics, Hunter Biden, chaos, CRT, #Trans, and #antiWoke culture war topics that do nothing to help tax paying working-class Americans.
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This is why we need additional resources for the IRS to collect over $1 trillion dollars from these #extremerich tax-dodging corporate companies. As long as they remain unchecked, corporate socialism, greed and inflation will continue.
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The real BIG LIE was started by Reagan. Tax breaks do not trickle down. We need to close every loophole, force these companies to repatriate, and tax the 380,000 churches and religious organizations too. What would Jesus do?
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What will the incoming Republican Congress do in 2023/24? Absolutely nothing. Their track record proves it. Their voting records proves. Are they listening to the 72% of Republicans and 85% of Democrats what change. NOPE.
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My sources for this post are Congress.gov, Pew Research, NYTimes, Citizens for Tax Justice, Hartford Institute, National Congregational Survey of 2020, and my own personal research. The information is out there.
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Tomorrow, the 118th Congress is sworn in. Will McCarthy wield the speaker's gavel? We shall see. He promised to restore committees to #Qanon RepGreene and RepGosar. With these two crazies back in, it will be like herding cats. What else has he promised for the 218 votes??
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Coincidently, tomorrow is "National Write to Congress Day." I plan to write a letter of concern to my #trans, #homophobic, #January6th sympathizer representative who does not live in my congressional district. Yea, I'm talking about you #maga bigot @RepDanBishop. #nc08
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I will also write letters to my U.S. Senators, state and local representatives too. We must hold our representatives accountable.
Please like, retweet my thread and write your letter. 🧵
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