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> The tax base shrinks but does company revenue shrink?

Capital is highly mobile globally. As corporate taxation becomes higher in a region, production in that region becomes less competitive globally. Companies, in turn, outsource their production elsewhere.

It is not a simple problem to solve. There are good reasons why the status quo is what it is.



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