Bernie Sanders calls out Amazon, Netflix, Starbucks and other companies that paid $0 federal income tax in first year of Trump tax law

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Bernie Sanders tweeted out a few names of corporations that did not pay any federal income tax under President Trump's tax plan, including Netflix and Amazon.

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"While the statutory federal tax rate is 21 percent," the report said,"the 379 corporations in this study paid slightly more than half that rate, 11.3 percent, on their U.S. income in 2018. Many companies paid far less, including 91 that paid nothing last year." Other companies mentioned in the ITEP report as paying zero or less in federal income tax in 2018 include Levi Strauss, Pitney-Bowes, Occidental Petroleum and Activision Blizzard.

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FL4Bernie2020 Bernie is the people’s candidate ✊

Bernie needs that money!

Zero taxes, shitty wages, lousy healthcare....When are Americans going to realize that Republicans don't care if we earn a livable wage, as long as we can be their 'Tax Cattle' and they can be their Rich Doners Toadies!

Federal income tax. What did they pay in State tax?...

Oh who cares?! Honestly. Bernie is still rich af. Why isn't anyone talking about this?

Well, the new pull UK is coming!

Bernin' and Blazin! You go, my next president!

That's the way Trump wants it. He doesn't pay taxes either. Has the USSupremeCourt released them yet?

He better add tRUMP to the list......

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