FiveThirtyEight
Ben Casselman

Santorum rails against the corporate income tax, which he says makes the U.S. uncompetitive. Lots of economists would agree. The U.S. taxes companies at a higher rate than most developed nations but then provides lots of loopholes that let corporations — especially big, well-connected ones — pay rates much lower than the statutory rate. A more sensible approach would likely be to lower the rate but provide fewer ways around it.

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