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Tax Rates of 90% May Cause More Problems Than Solutions
For lawmakers who believe that 90% tax rates would be an effective way of punishing the financial malefactors who continue to flourish as the rest of us founder, take careful note: Not only will you punish the innocent as well as the guilty, you could also extinguish the innovative spark we’ll need to eventually make this moribund economy catch fire.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to impose a tax rate of 90% on bonuses earned by wage earners of $250,000 or more who are working at banks that received more than $5 billion from the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP).…
24Mar2009 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued
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