Are you saying that democratic mayors and governors are more advantageous for businesses, corporation and economy? How do they do that? Here is another statistics...
There is no difference. The trader decides how much cash he wants to put aside for option position between the required minimum and necessary maximum ( which is a maximum loss as in cash secured put ).
Less self-employed people and less govt revenues and less efficient markets. Will the market makers be taxed as well? Will it be on top of capital gains tax?
What did he do as a guy from the left to cut unemployment in half? Lowered corporate taxes? How is the "left" different from the "right" as far as economy is concerned in your view? If Obama was a typical "left" guy during a crisis.
Small tax and infrequent trading won't bring any revenues. Impossible for both the govt and the traders to be profitable while competing for the same money. Somebody has to give.
They will all cave in to pressure of their more radical comrades. You can bet on it and the fact that they will come under heavy pressure. They surely can't be trusted by traders and investors.