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Has this been posted? Opponents stalk votes against stock tax http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/70899-dem-opponents-round-up-votes-against-stock-tax House Democrats who are opposed to a new tax on stock transactions are rounding up their colleagues to oppose the measure...

Tomorrow, a 60-page report will make the case for a transaction tax on City trading http://www.politics.co.uk/news/economy-and-finance/pre-budget-report-darling-s-war-on-the-banks-$1346150.htm this will be something to keep an eye out for

World peace first, global tax next http://blogs.ajc.com/thinking-right/2009/12/08/world-peace-then-tax-the-globe/?cxntfid=blogs_thinking_right

Labour opens new front in battle with the City http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/dec/08/pre-budget-report-tax-banks Gordon Brown is planning to escalate Labour's growing war with the City by threatening two more levies on banks in addition to the tax on bonuses due to be announced...

David Prosser: Time to make the banks pay their share http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/david-prosser-time-to-make-the-banks-pay-their-share-1836150.html All that said, a tax on bankers' bonuses is not the best way to raise money or even to address public outrage. It will...

IMF Weighing Up Financial Sector Levy http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/IMF_Weighing_Up_Financial_Sector_Levy_xxxx40529.html

David R. Francis ECONOMIC SCENE: Is a currency transactions tax an answer to national budget woes? A 'Tobin Tax' would add a tiny premium to foreign currency trades — with perhaps $1 trillion in benefits...

Cameron on tobin Tax http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/budget/6762863/Pre-Budget-report-David-Cameron-signals-support-for-tax-on-bank-bonuses.html he dismissed the idea of a Tobin tax on trades as “literally hopeless” unless “everyone agreed to do it around the world...

BBc piece http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/8401750.stm Bashing bankers seems to be popular at the moment, but Giles Dilnot talks to three people who are desperate to change your mind. The Chancellor may include a windfall tax on bankers' bonuses in the Pre-Budget...

FT--Micro-tax call to support poor nations http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c205dc6-e428-11de-bed0-00144feab49a.html France is pressing for a modified Tobin tax – a micro-payment on financial transactions – to be included in any agreement at the Copenhagen conference as a means to help the...

Banks face insurance levy and a tax on financial transactions http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/dec/08/tobin-tax-banking Taxing bankers' bonuses is one-third showbiz, as even we fans admit. But here comes the meaty stuff – the Treasury's submission to the International Monetary...

You can sense the momentum for the possibility of a transaction tax is slowing, I think, in terms of number of articles and overall energy. I see 2 reasons (1) The better than expected employment report on Friday (2) The fact that earlier than expected TARP payback funds can be used as...

Securities Tax Debate http://www.statebillnews.com/2009/12/securities-tax-debate/ Harber said his history in the financial and technology markets makes him skeptical of how realistic it would be to exempt certain funds or transactions from the tax. He thinks it would make more sense to...

I am not talking about comments--they are closed as you say. I am talking about letters to the editor. The Times is still very influential, like it or not.

heads up on ny time letters they still have not run so far as i see the responses to krugman's piece backing the tax http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/opinion/27krugman.html?_r=1 in case anyone wants to try to chime in You know supporters letters will be printed the times loves the tax.

Marla Singer--The Transaction Tax Is Harmful http://www.zerohedge.com/content/transaction-tax-harmful Lots and lots of comments

Stock Transaction Tax: Yet another Tax Increase http://blog.heritage.org/2009/12/04/stock-transaction-tax-yet-another-tax-increase/

The npr marketplace story was so poor i wrote them a letter about it: I am responding to the story "Dems consider tax on big stock trades" which ran yesterday. I am so disappointed in you! First of all, this is an unbalanced story. You name the bill sponsor and quote two supporters, one...

Dems consider tax on big stock trades An NPR marketplace story--this continues to get way way too much press There is a comments section co please contribute http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/12/04/pm-stock-tax/ It is a disappointingly unbalanced story

Financial transaction tax a long shot http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/12/financial_transaction_tax_a_lo.php DeFazio has offered a similar measure in the past and got no traction with his colleagues. This time it's got a better shot, he said, because of public anger over the bailout...