At the Tea Party Patriots Policy Summit in Phoenix last Saturday, ThinkProgress spoke to several Republicans about their views behind efforts by US-UnCut to make tax-dodging corporations pay their fair share. As we have reported, Bank of America, CitiGroup, ExxonMobil, GE, Boeing, and other highly profitable American companies have found ways to avoid paying a single dime in corporate income taxes.
One of the lawmakers we spoke to, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), gave a robust defense of corporate tax dodgers. Asked why so many corporations avoid paying any taxes, Gohmert refused to believe the well-documented phenomenon. He later said that some businesses gain favorable tax treatment using political donations. We pressed Gohmert on that point, asking if he would open a congressional inquiry into the subject. He demurred, and repeatedly explained that he would “rather” just “get rid” of corporate income taxes altogether: .......
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