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Government

Mar. 21, 2009

House Passes Bill to Tax Executive Bonuses

Lawmakers moved ahead Thursday with unprecedented legislation responding to the political firestorm over the millions of dollars of executive bonuses paid out by companies that had received taxpayer bailouts.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers moved ahead Thursday with unprecedented legislation responding to the political firestorm over the millions of dollars of executive bonuses paid out by companies that have received taxpayer bailouts.

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would tax the bonuses paid out this year at a 90 percent clip for those that received over $5 billion in bailout money, as well as for ...

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