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Bernie Sanders has said: If you paid $1 in federal income taxes last year, you paid more than Citigroup after making $4 billion in profits, charging 32.74% interest on credit cards & slashing 20,000 jobs.
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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Political criticism of bank tax avoidance and card rates adds reputational and regulatory pressure.
Banks face political and tax scrutiny
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Legislative or regulatory proposals
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Higher taxes or rate caps
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Bernie Sanders has said: If you paid $1 in federal income taxes last year, you paid more than Citigroup after making $4 billion in profits, charging 32.74% interest on credit cards & slashing 20,000 jobs.
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
STANDALONE ITEM — NOT YET FOLDED INTO A DEVELOPING STORY.
03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
AFFECTEDBanks
CONTEXTCredit
CONTEXTJobs
04 RECEIPTS
THE SOURCE RECORD.
1 SOURCES CONFIRMED05 PROPAGATION
WHAT THIS TOUCHES.
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