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James Talarico: “Beanie Babies founder Ty Warner wrote off luxury hotel…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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James Talarico announces "Close Billionaire Loopholes" agenda

Published | Video Starts at 01:46

I have some examples here. Oil heiress Phyllis Taylor wrote off her own company's oil spill, the longest in American history, and paid zero federal income taxes on $444 million. Beanie Babies founder Ty Warner wrote off luxury hotel purchases and paid zero federal income taxes for 12 years. Campbell soup heiress Charlotte Weber rode off Kentucky Derby racehorses and used those losses to drive down her total tax bill. Elon Musk's $78 million private jet. (01:46–01:56)

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Asserts that Ty Warner paid no federal income taxes for 12 years by writing off luxury hotel purchases.

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