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Defend America on Thursday, February 11, 2010 6:18:09 PM
Brown Announces Bill to Tax Wall Street Bonuses to Help Main Street Businesses
Bill Would Tax Bonuses at Companies Receiving TARP Funds from Taxpayers to Help Fund Small Business Lending Program
February 11, 2010
WASHINGTON,
D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a new bill today that
would tax bonuses given to executives at firms that received help from
U.S. taxpayers in order to fund loans for small businesses. Brown’s
bill would use revenues generated from taxing bonuses at firms who
received assistance through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to
help small businesses expand operations and hire new workers.
http://brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press_releases/release/?id=D5BE8A1F-14F0-4E8A-8AB6-22F34D79B08C