I write today to formally request $700 billion from the TARP Capital Purchase Program. Since unionized auto companies, state and local governments, and certain credit card companies are applying, I thought I should, as well. Attached you will find the two-page application which I downloaded from www.treas.gov.
I am fully aware that some $125 billion has already been allocated as of October 29, 2008. However, given that the federal government has the full weight of the army, the FBI, etc. behind it, I am confident that you can re-appropriate this money from the likes of Wells Fargo (or their successor companies, if the current over-regulatory and over-taxing economic climate has caused them to go under).
I have a plan for this $700 billion which should be just what’s needed to get the American economy going. Since the money came from the taxpayers in the first place, I propose giving it back to them.
According to the Washington Times, the tax cuts include:
...cut the corporate income tax from 35 percent to 15 percent, eliminate the capital gains and dividends tax, cut the top personal income tax rate from 35% to a flat 15%, kill the death tax, and allow companies to fully-expense capital assets purchased the first year.
