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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= House Passes Bonus Tax Bill After the top brass at AIG couldn’t be stopped from dishing out $165 million in bonuses to executives who didn’t exactly deserve gold-star treatment, Congress is attempting to <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-03-19-aig-republicans-criticism_N.htm" title="recoup">recoup</a> most of the money by slapping a 90 percent tax on such executive windfalls. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090319_house_passes_bonus_tax_bill/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090319_house_passes_bonus_tax_bill/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= House Passes Bonus Tax Bill After the top brass at AIG couldn’t be stopped from dishing out $165 million in bonuses to executives who didn’t exactly deserve gold-star treatment, Congress is attempting to <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-03-19-aig-republicans-criticism_N.htm" title="recoup">recoup</a> most of the money by slapping a 90 percent tax on such executive windfalls. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090319_house_passes_bonus_tax_bill/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090319_house_passes_bonus_tax_bill/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com