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The front page (cascade) for the site looks good. But I think it needs a title. I showed it to my wife, and she couldn't figure out what it was about without reading through most of the page. Her reaction was: "It needs a one-sentence teaser, like a newspaper headline, that gives me a...

tortoise, It's not hard to guess who launched the denial-of-service attack. Your website is a clear and present danger to the pro-FTT propaganda machine. They've had the concert hall to themselves for the past two years and they're not planning on sharing it with anyone else. The pro-FTT...

Barroso and Semeta have made it clear that they will stop at nothing to get the FTT, so anything is possible.

Technically that may be true, but scoundrels like Barroso and Semeta care little for the law except when it gets them what they want. I expect they'll try to implement the FTT VAT anyway, hoping that an EU judge will rule in their favor. Judges make news laws with their rulings all the time, so...

It will be extremely difficult to implement the EU-FTT or EZ-FTT directly because of opposition from the UK, Sweden, Malta, the Czech Republic, Italy, Cyprus, etc. The direct application approach of the FTT will probably die early next year when it's forced to a vote by the UK. However, EC...

Geithner's also put anti-FTT people in key positions such as Lael Brainard, Treasury Department Undersecretary for International Affairs, who's out there telling the rest of the world that we're not going to support the FTT.

Obama's Lucky Friends. Where did green-energy cash go? Straight to campaign donors. ...In the government-backed-loan program, for example, $16.4 billion of the $20.5 billion in loans granted as of Sept. 15 went to companies either run by or primarily owned by Obama financial...

And even more of the same.... =================================== Obama's Lucky Friends Where did green-energy cash go? Straight to campaign donors. In the government-backed-loan program, for example, $16.4 billion of the $20.5 billion in loans granted as of Sept. 15 went to...

I only trade from one time frame, but that time frame changes based upon volume and volatility. In other words, I choose the time frame that matches my style of trading to the current market conditions.

I contacted the Treasury Department and they directed me to a similar IMF report: http://www.imf.org/external/np/g20/pdf/062710b.pdf

Thanks. This is a good start. Hopefully we can find more.

--------------------- Has anyone been able to find this original research by Amihud and Mendelson? Is it published anywhere? I've searched but can't find anything. Research showing "unambigously" that higher trading costs hurt Main Street more than Wall Street is the most powerful argument...

I saw a short piece on local television last night about how OWS and affiliates across the country are organizing email write-in campaigns to Senators and Congressional Representatives in support of the Defazio-Harkin Financial Transaction Tax legislation. Have you contacted your Senators and...

Thanks for this list. Good summary. The Netherlands is a good example of the battle between popular support vs. economic governance. Jan Kees de Jager, the Dutch finance minister, is staunchly against the FTT and has been outspoken in his opposition. He's said on numerous occasions that...

Even though Italy isn't a major player in the FTT battle, they're a great example of how things can change literally overnight. There are a lot of people right now feeling very confident that an FTT could never happen in the US because the House of Representatives is controlled by...

Paterno knew kids were being raped and didn't report it to the police. He should be charged as an accomplice and spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Bookmark the "Latest F.T.T. News" page -- it's much less suggestive. That's what I did so I don't catch any heat from my wife or daughters. I've got it open on 3 computers right now to see if I get a reaction. No problem so far...

Maybe someone can explain how Barrossa/Semeta are going to impose the FTT on all of Europe when the UK, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria, Malta, Luxembourg, Italy, the Netherlands and Finland are saying no to the tax. I thought EU/EZ taxes required unanimous consent. There...

tortoise, We need to take a long-term view of the FTT issue. I assure you our enemies are. Even though the probability of an FTT in the US is low right now, this issue is not going away. The real value of your website may not be realized until a year, two years or more down the road. The...

Politicians of both parties opened the doors and the bankers walked through them. The repeal of Glass-Steagall was approved in the Senate 90–8 and in the House 362–57 with overwhelming support from both parties. It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 12th, 1999. In...