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Paulson’s $140 Billion Surprise

Henry Paulson rewrote a piece of the tax code to expedite mergers. Will Tim Geithner and the Democrats attempt to correct the wrong?

American News Project

January 26, 2009

While the Congress debated the terms and conditions for the Wall Street bailout, Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson included a $140 billion tax break for banks in the package without oversight. The legality of the move is now questioned as Senator Bernie Sanders, (I), Vermont and Representative Lloyd Doggett, (D), Texas propose overturning the loophole. In the meantime, golden parachutes for top executives in banks bailed out by taxpayers have totaled $98 billion.

Gabriela Resto-Montero

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