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Geithner: need stimulus, not financial transactions tax

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Saturday stressed the necessity of keeping global economic stimulus in place until recovery is assured and opposed the utility of a tax on financial transactions as a way to dampen... Full Article at Reuters

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  1. A day-by-day financial transaction tax is not something we are prepared to support
    Timothy F. Geithner – Timothy F. Geithner SOURCE: Reuters 3 weeks ago
  2. If we put the brakes on too quickly we will weaken the economy and the financial system, unemployment will rise, more businesses will fail, budget deficits will rise, and the ultimate cost of the crisis will be greater
    Timothy F. Geithner – Timothy F. Geithner SOURCE: Reuters 3 weeks ago
  3. No, that’s not something that we’re prepared to support.
    Timothy F. Geithner – Timothy F. Geithner SOURCE: Khaleej Times 3 weeks ago
  4. If we put the brakes on too quickly we will weaken the economy and the financial system, unemployment will rise, more businesses will fail, budget deficits will rise, and the ultimate cost of the crisis will be greater
    Timothy F. Geithner – Timothy F. Geithner SOURCE: ABC News 3 weeks ago
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  4. International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund
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