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Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig our Tax System

David Johnston talked about his book Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everyread more

David Johnston talked about his book Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everyone Else, published by Portfolio. The book is about the reality of how the tax system actually operates after the politicians pass the laws. The book discusses the tax loopholes that the rich can afford to exploit, corporate schemes that benefit the executives at the expense of the workers and stockholders, the taxes that are encroaching upon the middle class, and the weakness of the enforcement system. close

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Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig our Tax System

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Apr 18, 2004 | 7:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Mar 12, 2005 | 1:06pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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  • Apr 18, 2004 | 7:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Apr 18, 2004 | 10:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Apr 19, 2004 | 5:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Mar 10, 2005 | 1:06am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Mar 12, 2005 | 1:06pm EST | C-SPAN 3
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