Pittsburgh Post-Gazette logo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 3 weeks ago

U.S. rejects call for tax to fund bailouts

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday turned a cold shoulder to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's call for a global tax on financial transactions by banks. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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  3. United States Department of the Treasury

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  1. That is not something that we're prepared to support.
    Timothy F. Geithner – Timothy F. Geithner SOURCE: Sky News 3 weeks ago
  2. It really is important that we as finance ministers are engaged in (finding consensus), because if there isn't an agreement on finance ... then the Copenhagen agreement is going to be much, much more difficult.
    Alistair Darling – Alistair Darling SOURCE: Sky News 3 weeks ago
  3. That's not something that we're prepared to support.
    Timothy F. Geithner – Timothy F. Geithner SOURCE: Portadown Today 3 weeks ago
  4. I do not in any way underestimate the enormous and difficult practical and technical issues that will need to be overcome that a globally cohesive system requires and raises
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: Sky News 3 weeks ago
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  2. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Timothy Geithner, U.S. Treasury Secretary gives a media conference at the end of the G20 finace ministers meeting on November 7, 2009 in St Andrews, Scotland.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 30: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) greets Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd outside the Treasury Building November 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Rudd and Geithner met following the Prime Minister's meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama.
  4. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner greets Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the Treasury Department in Washington, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies during a hearing before the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill November 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. Geithner testified on how the financial regulatory reform will impact the economy and taxpayers.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) talks with Small Business Administrator Karen Mills during a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  9. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 12: Timothy Geithner, U.S. Treasury secretary, looks on at the Foreign Ministerial Meeting dinner during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit on November 12, 2009 in Singapore.

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  2. G-20
  3. United States Department of the Treasury United States Department of the Treasury
  4. International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund
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  6. James Tobin