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  • Tax cuts bring money back to America

    Steve Vetter, N.D. District 18 Representative|Jul 9, 2018

    For years, America's high corporate tax rate forced companies to stash their money in overseas accounts. How times have changed. The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently reported that $305.6 billion has returned to the U.S. from overseas accounts. We can thank the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which slashed the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to a much more competitive 21 percent. Based on empirical evidence, the reduced tax burden has encouraged job creators to invest in American workers...