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Mark Pocan: “When you look at all the holes in the Swiss cheese of the…”

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

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 60 with Rep. Lloyd Doggett

Published | Video Starts at 12:10

I know you're working some on that. More progressive members serving on our committee and other major committees to stand up for people and put the public interest first. So When you look at all the holes in the Swiss cheese of the tax code, are there a few holes that are bigger than others, that are more egregious, that stand out that if people knew about, they might not be happy to hear? Well, I guess I'd point to two. One is that there's still incentives in our tax code to ship jobs overseas, that you get a benefit under the tax code. (12:10–12:23)

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