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Mark Pocan: “The rate [corporate tax] was 35% prior to the Trump…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some – Episode 2 Fixing the Tax Code with Erica Payne

Published | Video Starts at 30:09

And I think if people remember that they had power last time and we can have that happen again. How about corporate taxes real quickly? The rate [corporate tax] was 35% prior to the Trump presidency. He lowered it to 21%. I know during the campaign people talk about all kinds of other smaller numbers, but what does that mean for the average worker when we have again a non equalized tax rate, really, for corporations? (30:09–30:24)

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Asserts that Trump reduced the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

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