Michael Moore says the real IRS scandal is corporations not paying taxes

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Michael Moore says the real IRS scandal is corporations not paying taxes (via Mlive.com)

FLINT, MI -- The real IRS scandal is the agency allowing General Electric "and 50 other corporations" not to pay any taxes, Flint native and filmmaker Michael Moore said on HBO's “Real Time With Bill Maher."  According to a report in the Huffington Post, Moore said Americans are focusing on the…

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