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by TheFuture 5204 days ago
"tax" giveaway? It's all borrowed money anyway, not actual tax revenue. Drop in the bucket compared with the rest of the federal budget, and most of it was paid back.
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> It's all borrowed money anyway, not actual tax revenue.

Huh? How is forgiven taxes not tax revenue?

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/paulson-files-to-sell-500-m...

If Hank paid the taxes anyway, I can't imagine that scumbag would have done so without major PR and fanfare.