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To: goldworldnet who wrote (557757)	3/30/2010 8:16:04 PM
From: one_less	4 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1577095

14 billion in losses... I wonder how many jobs in the mainstream that represents. "Last week, AT&T announced it will take an immediate $1 billion write-down thanks to a new tax in the health bill that will cause Caterpillar ($100 million) and Deere & Co. ($150 million), among other large employers, to do the same. The benefits consultancy Towers Watson estimates that the change may reduce corporate profits by as much as $14 billion over time."