Accountable.US has found that Long’s Congressional campaign committees took $248,500 from 17 top tax-avoiding corporations. These 17 companies paid an astonishing average effective tax rate of -0.4% on over $289 billion in collective profits they made in the first five years of the 2017 Trump tax cuts—which Long voted for.
December 19, 2024
Accountable.US: Trump IRS Pick Billy Long Took $248,500 From 17 Top Tax-Avoiders
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