Comments on: TARP Tax More Politics Than Economics

By: Simon Templar

Simon Templar — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:27:52 +0000

Ditto for Joe K.'s reply.

I'd like to see a new deal style jobs program for infracture and energy at union wage or issue every American with an income under $88,000 a check $ 1 million dollars to spend as they see fit.

By: Marv C.

Marv C. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:55:03 +0000

"A 'double ditto' for Joe K.'s reply

By: JOE K.

JOE K. — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:57:47 +0000

Seems fair to tax the banks who benefited by the bailout. What i would also like to see is for the govt. to tax the banks at 100% on all of the obscene bonuses paid out by those bailed- out banks. Simply put, for every $1 of obscene bonus, the govt. would also receive $1. Also, none of these outrageous payouts should be allowed as a deductible item for tax purposes.

By: Doug Stevens

Doug Stevens — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:59:17 +0000

Allan you are correct. Unfortunately, american manufacturers created their own demise in perpetual quest of enhansed quaterly returns. Did you ever try to get an american automobile manufacturer to stand behind their warrantees for the junk they were building; then blame it all on their "union" work force! Now no one has a job that can pay for the purchase of a new car. The chickens have finally come home to roost and still most Americans still don't get it. TERM LIMITS NOW. It's the only solution!!!!!!!

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:34:22 +0000

Good info!

By: Steve N. White

Steve N. White — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:25:42 +0000

All the talk of bonuses,tarp,and the prople getting their money back is good new print. But face it the only way to get thing going is jobs. The goverment needs to get the money to people wanting to start small factories . That can say made in the USA

By: Allan Miles

Allan Miles — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:56:03 +0000

Why didn't you buy a Ford Hybrid and help our economy. Apparently not to many people saw the chart of how indirectly we pay more in the long run when we purchase foreign(cheaper) at the moment(more cost to us later) products. I hate to be so blunt but Americans are years behind in getting the picture of why we are in this financial mess. Keep buying foreign products and ruin us altogether.

By: solaisenberg

solaisenberg — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:01:59 +0000

When I was an executive at two conglomerates for over 19 years, The ones responsible for disasters in company businesses were not rewarded by bonuses. The were lucky to keep their jobs. The were not put into positions where they could repeat their mistakes.

This should now apply to the government and members of congress – or else we can expect it to happen again, possibly much worse. Unfortunately, congress is now run by lobbyists and their sources of funds.

By: Dr BARKAT ALI

Dr BARKAT ALI — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:13:39 +0000

DOING GREAT SERVICE MAKING PEOPLE RICH.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:05:18 +0000

Obama would be less of a hypocrite if he paid back the campaign donations and lobbying money he received from Franklin Raines and Fannie Mae and insisted that all members of Congress and the administration return to public coffers those funds received from corporations which took TARP and were bailed out by the American taxpayer. Until he does so, he can't look at the banks' behaviour in this without someone asking about HIS OWN.