Bill Gates Gets Behind Obama’s Plan To Tax Biggest Banks

In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today, Bill Gates threw his support behind President Obama’s economic policies, including his plan to levy a new tax on Wall Street banks.

Gates, who recently wrote on his Twitter account that “taxes on an industry are often bad,” said that the bloated federal budget, which he called “very, very out of balance,” necessitated bold government action, likely including tax increases.

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