Jun
02
Wall Street Has ‘Too Much Influence’ on Tax Code, Pataki Says
By(Bloomberg) — “I think there are tremendous excesses there and everywhere,” Republican presidential candidate George Pataki says in interview on Bloomberg’s ‘With All Due Respect’.
* Pataki says he backs lifetime ban on former lawmakers serving as lobbyists; doesn’t want either Goldman Sachs or the teachers’ unions hiring former lawmakers *
* Says he’d “throw out” tax code and simplify it; has said would eliminate most deductions while keeping home mortgage interest deduction * NOTE: Support for Pataki, who announced White House…
Wall Street Has ‘Too Much Influence’ on Tax Code, Pataki Says
