For economies to thrive, companies need to hand over a quarter of their profits.
But the Four Horsemen - Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook - pay far less than the average US corporate tax rate.
Loser: future generations, who will have to pay off the debt racked up by politicians unwilling to tax the most profitable companies in the world.
(0:20) S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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Source: L2
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