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Ron Johnson: “America's taxation system on business is probably the most…”

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Sen. Johnson on CNN New Day - 10/26/17

Published October 26, 2017 | Video Starts at 03:48

They want to know if you can guarantee that those will not be touched any, under any sort of new plan. Well, I wouldn't touch them. But here's what we're unified under. The fact that right now, America's taxation system on business is probably the most uncompetitive in the world. And so it's just a table stakes issue. We have to make America's corporate tax system competitive with the world, which is what the framework is all about. (03:48–03:54)

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Asserts that the U.S. business tax system is highly uncompetitive globally.

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