1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

This thing always get's thrown around. It will never pass! The big financial firms will pay off enough Senators to make sure it goes doesn't go anywhere, should it ever actually make it to the Senate. Even that scenario is highly unlikely.
 
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The big financial firms will pay off enough Senators to make sure it goes doesn't go anywhere...
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In the other thread, they're complaining about "big financial firms" owning Congress.

You guys need to make up your minds...
 
again look no futher than china or india as they have transaction taxes and there mkts dropped 50-70% this past year. all it will do is increase volatility. lets hold this socialist gov't off till next years mid terms were repulicans will take a ton of seats back and cause grid lock
 
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This thing always get's thrown around. It will never pass! The big financial firms will pay off enough Senators to make sure it goes doesn't go anywhere, should it ever actually make it to the Senate. Even that scenario is highly unlikely.
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you still don't get it. the big financial firms will push for an exemption for themselves not for you. this is exactly what happened in the UK.
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imilarlywhen an uptick rule will be instituted the big firms will be exempt.

too many of u live in a dream world.
 
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