Criticism
In December 2011, the non-partisan organization Public Campaign criticized Mattel for spending $0.84 million on lobbying and not paying any taxes during 2008–2010, instead getting $9 million in tax rebates, despite making a profit of $1 billion, and increasing executive pay by 32% to $22.5 million in 2010 for its top 5 executives.
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