Mindful of soaring deficits and an anti-Wall Street mood, President Obama wants a new 10-year tax on the country's largest banks to cover a projected $117 billion shortfall in the government's financial crisis bailout fund.
shortfallGov. Ted Strickland On Ohio's Budget ImpasseNPR: Politics & Society Fri, 07/03/2009 - 14:45
Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion shortfall in its finances. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slots at racetracks and spending cuts, but has not been able to reach a deal with the Legislature. |
