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WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — Thousands of contractors who got stimulus money to do such things as build roads and provide social services owe more than $750 million in back taxes, a federal investigation has found.
More than $24 billion in stimulus money went to some 3,700 contractors who still owe the federal government taxes, according to the report released Tuesday by the General Accountability Office, Congress’ watchdog agency. Tax cheats accounted for 5% of 80,000 contractors who got stimulus dollars, the report said.
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October 10, 2010
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The job market suffered another blow last month, as business hiring dwindled and the government continued to shed workers. Overall, the economy lost a total of 95,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department reported Friday, far worse than expected and down from the previous month, when employers shed 57,000 jobs. Government […]
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October 5, 2010
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Tens of thousands of low-income workers lost their jobs Thursday as a stimulus-subsidized employment program came to an end. About a quarter of a million people in 37 states were placed in short-term jobs thanks to a $5 billion boost to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, according to the […]
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