, ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Brown ▁wrote , ▁" With ▁out - of - control ▁government ▁sp ending ▁and ▁rising ▁deb t ▁and ▁def ic its , ▁polit icians ▁in ▁Washington ▁have ▁proven ▁time ▁and ▁time ▁again ▁that ▁they ▁cannot ▁manage ▁hard - ear ned ▁tax p ayer ▁money ▁respons ibly . ▁So ▁why ▁should ▁we ▁give ▁them ▁even ▁more ?" ▁ ▁Brown ▁opposed ▁a ▁proposed ▁mult ib ill ion - d ollar ▁tax ▁on ▁banks ▁to ▁rec oup ▁b ail out ▁money ▁and ▁pres cri bing ▁of ▁bank ▁executive ▁compens ation . ▁Brown , ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁proposal ▁through ▁a ▁sp ok esp erson , ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁" opp osed ▁to ▁higher ▁tax es , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁severe ▁re cess ion ". ▁He ▁also ▁opposed ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁the ▁tax ▁would ▁likely ▁be ▁passed ▁onto ▁consum ers ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁higher ▁service ▁and ▁AT M ▁fe es . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Brown ▁opposed ▁a ▁Senate ▁bill ▁creating ▁a ▁$ 3 0 ▁billion ▁government ▁fund ▁aim ed ▁at ▁encourag ing ▁l ending ▁to ▁small ▁business es . ▁The ▁bill ▁combined ▁the ▁fund ▁with ▁$ 1 2 ▁billion ▁in ▁new ▁tax ▁breaks . ▁Brown ▁critic ized ▁the ▁bill ▁for ▁including ▁a ▁provision ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁Tr ouble d ▁As set ▁Rel ief ▁Program , ▁stating : ▁" B anks ▁making ▁l ending ▁dec isions ▁with ▁government ▁funds ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁get ▁our ▁economy ▁moving ▁again ."