GOP sen.: Feds send checks to millionaires for not working

By Alexander Bolton - 11/14/11 10:17 AM ET

A leading Senate conservative is taking aim at tax breaks that he says amount to welfare for millionaires, a line of critique that usually comes from liberal Democrats.

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released a report detailing special tax breaks for wealthy income earners that could give members of the supercommittee common ground for raising tax revenues.


The report found millionaires enjoy about $30 billion worth of “tax giveawaysâ€