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Joe Biden, former vice president

“His 2017 tax bill slashed taxes on companies that sent production and jobs overseas. Those corporations then make huge profits by shipping these foreign-made products back to the United States to sell to American consumers.”

Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios

Washington Post says: The law is believed to have broadly reduced incentives to invest overseas, compared to the previous system. Even if it’s possible a new loophole was created, many other loopholes were closed.