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Trump And Clinton Share A Delaware Tax Loophole Address

They may not agree on everything, but it turns out that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump do have one in common…..a tax haven inside the United States. Both presidential candidates have an affinity for the same two-storey office building in Wilmington, Delaware and both refuse to explain why they share that same address. The unassuming building has become “famous for helping tens of thousands of companies avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in tax through” in what is known as “Delaware loophole” The Guardian reports: The receptionist at 1209 North Orange Street isn’t surprised that a journalist has turned up unannounced on a sunny weekday afternoon. “You know I can’t speak to you,” she says. A yellow post-it note on her computer screen reads “MEDIA: Chuck Miller” with the phone number of the company’s director of corporate communications. Miller can’t answer many questions either, except to say that the company does not advise clients on their tax affairs. The Guardian is not the first media organisation to turn up at the offices of Corporation Trust Centre, and it’s unlikely to be the last. This squat, yellow brick office building just north of Wilmington’s rundown downtown is the registered address of [...]