House to vote on 90 percent tax for AIG bonuses
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 29 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The House is scheduled to vote today on a bill that would levy a 90 percent tax on bonuses paid to employees with family incomes above $250,000 at companies that have received at least $5 billion in government bailout money.
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HOW Soon will Your Co. move to another country ???
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Re: HOW Soon will Your Co. move to another country ???
What would this have to do with it. This tax is only for "bailed" out companies isn't it?
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Re: HOW Soon will Your Co. move to another country ???
E_HILLMAN wrote:What would this have to do with it. This tax is only for "bailed" out companies isn't it?
If you can re write the TAX laws over night ? How easy to make a small amendment passed in the Night ???
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Re: HOW Soon will Your Co. move to another country ???
Personally I wouldn't expect this to become a standard, this is somewhat isolated and should remain that way.Dolphin wrote:If you can re write the TAX laws over night ? How easy to make a small amendment passed in the Night ???E_HILLMAN wrote:What would this have to do with it. This tax is only for "bailed" out companies isn't it?
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Re: HOW Soon will Your Co. move to another country ???
If my company moves to another country, it had better be somewhere warm, sunny, and with cabana boys!!!!!
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