In addition, if you don't live in any of their districts, write a letter to your Representative asking him/her to sign onto the Carolyn Maloney letter condemning the tax. Be sure to mention that she is a Democrat. Ask them to join their fellow democrats in keeping the USA the financial capital of the world. Remind them that with the Internet, trading in a foreign country only requires clicking a different button on a trading screen, and once people start trading in another country, it's going to be difficult to get them back.
1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today
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In addition, if you don't live in any of their districts, write a letter to your Representative asking him/her to sign onto the Carolyn Maloney letter condemning the tax. Be sure to mention that she is a Democrat. Ask them to join their fellow democrats in keeping the USA the financial capital of the world. Remind them that with the Internet, trading in a foreign country only requires clicking a different button on a trading screen, and once people start trading in another country, it's going to be difficult to get them back.
One of Oberstar's top lieutenants, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), has proposed paying for transportation investments, new job creation
legislation and deficit reduction with revenue from a new financial transaction tax, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has opposed the new levy.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/69675-shape-of-jobs-bill-unclear-ahead-of-white-house-summit
legislation and deficit reduction with revenue from a new financial transaction tax, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has opposed the new levy.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/69675-shape-of-jobs-bill-unclear-ahead-of-white-house-summit
Millionaire,
That news is old just so you know. It was an article today but pulling the info about jobs and infastructure from October or so about Oberstar, and Geithners opposition from the g 20 meetings. It made it seem like the article is new, but its not is just telling us what they were thinking about the jobs and infastructure bill.
Oh ok... Thanks for the info
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I just wrote a comment on the article, number 1 commentI suggest people do the same. I commended the letter and told them why. Its always good if we comment on these type of articles to show we agree with them as well.
http://dyn.politico.com/members/for...atid=1&threadid=3371034&start=1¤tPage=1
Just want to give you a heads up for a good job done!
We've done a good job writing comments on articles, we have to continue but we must also email the congressmen and senators, specifically Democrats that are against this tax and let them know how much we appreciate and need their support and give them more ammunition for their fight.
Hello fellas:
Just letting you know I have written my Congressman this evening to let him know about the bill DeFazio is drafting regarding the transaction tax, and that his 3 colleagues (my Congressman is a Democrat) Maloney, McMahon, and Halvorson are circulating a letter against it, and that I would hope that he would support their effort against the tax.
I think this would be a good idea for all of us to do with our own Congressmen.
OldTrader
Just letting you know I have written my Congressman this evening to let him know about the bill DeFazio is drafting regarding the transaction tax, and that his 3 colleagues (my Congressman is a Democrat) Maloney, McMahon, and Halvorson are circulating a letter against it, and that I would hope that he would support their effort against the tax.
I think this would be a good idea for all of us to do with our own Congressmen.
OldTrader
Excellent.