1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today
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But "it's gaining momentum around the world!"
It's just sad when she could with a straight face say it's gaining momentum around the world, she disgusts me.
I'm quite upset that no opponent to the tax has come out with the incredibly simple counter-argument that this tax would be a NET REVENUE NEGGGGGGGGGGGGGATTTTTIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I'm quite upset that no opponent to the tax has come out with the incredibly simple counter-argument that this tax would be a NET REVENUE NEGGGGGGGGGGGGGATTTTTIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
This literally just crossed the wires.
11:51 (US) Treasury Sec Geithner: Opposed to trading transaction tax, any fee on bank liability needs widespread agreement - TV interview
11:53 IMF's Strauss-Kahn: Transaction tax on trading could be avoided - TV interview
11:51 (US) Treasury Sec Geithner: Opposed to trading transaction tax, any fee on bank liability needs widespread agreement - TV interview
11:53 IMF's Strauss-Kahn: Transaction tax on trading could be avoided - TV interview
Reading a little bit (and maybe there is/are someone here more knowledgeable than I) but to target day traders and firms that daytrade while exempting pensions and 401k which may employ similar trading activities, doesn't this fall under a violation of the Constitution in re: Bills of Attainder?
Once again, do NOT underestimate these globalist fascists. Sure, some of those countries understand the folly and *currently* oppose this tax, but that could change. Folks, freedom, as always is never more than one generation from a memory, remember that!
Why do not people get that each time a politician suggests a NEW tax that is weird or not much thought of previously (not quite true here but follow my reasoning) it is ALWAYS used to buy votes and aggrandize and consolidate the power of the government, NOT to "protect" the public or little guy from abuses?
Governmental power to regulate and control every minute aspect of your life, and hence its size and scope of expansion, is DIRECTLY linked to how much and WHERE *revenue* is obtained from. That is why the original founder's of this nation saw only a few *well defined* sources of taxes, (excise, etc.) not limitless new tax revenue stream ideas, personal income tax, health care, etc.
Each time a pol asks for a new tax, he/she is only doing to to benefit THEM, not you!
Why is this so hard to understand?
Government has a place, but only to provide basic services, if it is allowed to grow unchecked, like ours has and is, through taxes like this and Universal Health Care, etc. it causes those in power to corrupt, because their ever more absolute power always does, as per human nature.
Nobody, even self professed small government advocates CAN be trusted, because they always end up using their amount of power to self advantage, so it must be artificially forcibly limited.
These types of policies help remove those barriers to power consolidation and wielding, which hurt us all.
The advocates of these ideas are interested in controlling YOU, not solving the world's problems...
Why do not people get that each time a politician suggests a NEW tax that is weird or not much thought of previously (not quite true here but follow my reasoning) it is ALWAYS used to buy votes and aggrandize and consolidate the power of the government, NOT to "protect" the public or little guy from abuses?
Governmental power to regulate and control every minute aspect of your life, and hence its size and scope of expansion, is DIRECTLY linked to how much and WHERE *revenue* is obtained from. That is why the original founder's of this nation saw only a few *well defined* sources of taxes, (excise, etc.) not limitless new tax revenue stream ideas, personal income tax, health care, etc.
Each time a pol asks for a new tax, he/she is only doing to to benefit THEM, not you!
Why is this so hard to understand?
Government has a place, but only to provide basic services, if it is allowed to grow unchecked, like ours has and is, through taxes like this and Universal Health Care, etc. it causes those in power to corrupt, because their ever more absolute power always does, as per human nature.
Nobody, even self professed small government advocates CAN be trusted, because they always end up using their amount of power to self advantage, so it must be artificially forcibly limited.
These types of policies help remove those barriers to power consolidation and wielding, which hurt us all.
The advocates of these ideas are interested in controlling YOU, not solving the world's problems...