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European Tax Debate Heats Up Over Google, Apple

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The new Google logo is displayed at the Google headquarters on September 2, 2015 in Mountain View, California. Google has made the most dramatic change to their logo since 1999 and have replaced their signature serif font with a new typeface called Product Sans. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The new Google logo is displayed at the Google headquarters on September 2, 2015 in Mountain View, California. Google has made the most dramatic change to their logo since 1999 and have replaced their signature serif font with a new typeface called Product Sans. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Are American tech companies facing "discriminatory taxation" in Europe? That is what a bipartisan group of senators are calling it. They say that companies like Apple and Amazon are treated unfairly - getting taxed at higher rates than European companies - and they're calling on the Obama administration to retaliate.

Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti takes a closer look with Rana Foroohar, assistant managing editor for business and economics at Time.

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This segment aired on January 29, 2016.

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