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Obama plan would cut corporate tax to 28%

Quick ReadTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday the current business tax system is bad for business and for job-creation and argued that President Barack Obama's plan to reduce corporate tax rates to 28 percent would make the tax system more globally competitive.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. (Feb. 16, 2012)

Photo credit: Getty Images | U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. (Feb. 16, 2012)

President Barack Obama rolled out a corporate tax overhaul plan yesterday that lowers rates but also eliminates loopholes and subsidies cherished by the business world. A long shot for action in an election year, the plan nevertheless stamps Obama's imprint on one of the most high-profile issues of the presidential campaign.

The president's plan to lower the corporate tax rate to 28 percent...

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