Therefore they will need 3, maybe 4 Repubs to come along.
Should be interesting.
Someone said on another thread that they may run into problems in the House if they pull the bank tax.
From Politico:
Wall Street reform conference reopens:
In an extraordinary move aimed at winning over reluctant Republican senators, the top Democratic negotiators on the Wall Street reform bill will reopen the conference committee Tuesday to swap out a controversial $19 billion tax on big banks, according to House and Senate aides. The unusual development points to deepening troubles for Democrats in their push to finish the bill before the July 4 recess
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/39167.html#ixzz0sGihwNVQ
“Tax on big banks” = “B/S”
Big Banks = ALL banks
As Walter Williams says, corporations do NOT pay taxes. None, of any kind.
We do.
Once again, our fate hangs in the whims of a RINO. :(:(:(
....... another middle class tax ,,,, banks pass it on . Thanks again prez. bamster .
Brown IS THE ONLY ONE WHO SPOKE UP???
Seems like the $19,000,000,000 tax is the main goal here.
The rest of it seems to be fluff.
Dims are going to pass this new tax in a depression.
That will fix things allright.
Senator Scott Brown, Republican of Massachusetts, said he would oppose the final version because it contained a tax on big banks and hedge funds.Thanks AtlasStalled.