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Article: Treasury Secretary Jamie Dimon: Don't Raise Taxes, Obama.(Barack Obama)(Interview)(Brief article)
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- October 22, 2008
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Byline: James Pethokoukis
Along with former Clintonite Larry Summers, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seems to be getting serious attention as a possible treasury secretary if Barack Obama wins. Very serious. So what does Mr. Dimon believe about the way the world works? Here is an interesting bit from an appearance on the Charlie Rose show last summer:
ROSE: Should we be taxing the wealthy, or should we be taxing the middle class? And what is an appropriate way to engage this economy? Kennedy was famous for his tax cuts that led to increased revenue and everybody, even the Laffer people adopted that as the mantra.
DIMON: You have a very serious ...