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

You guys think the Washington lobbyists from Goldman, and the likes of Paulson trading wouldn't quash this bf it gets legs. please.

Obama nation- lets subsidize the ineffienct businesses and throw $ at bogus solar companies while we penalize ie tax successful operations. wtf!
 
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You guys think the Washington lobbyists from Goldman, and the likes of Paulson trading wouldn't quash this bf it gets legs. please.

Obama nation- lets subsidize the ineffienct businesses and throw $ at bogus solar companies while we penalize ie tax successful operations. wtf!
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Welcome to how the democratic party thinks. Seriously, these people have a mental disorder, but keep getting elected to office with ZERO private industry experience. Just community organizers, play racism and class warfare and in bed with the unions. It's all about votes and power for the elitist left who want european socialism.
 
And, odumbo just announced he will stop deportation of young (under 30) ILLEGAL aliens and give them work permits. Hope everyone is paying attention to how far the dem's will go to buy votes....it is f*cking sickening!
 
These proposals will not be acceptable to all the member states including the UK and Germany. The FTT will be opposed by Britain and many others while Germany will object to any sharing of debt. Chancellor Merkel has also ruled out any additional funding to re-start the European economy.
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When you see the big G in there you know it has issues.
 
Romania: European Affairs Minister Leonard Orban said Romania’s official stance on introducing a EU-level tax on financial transactions, also known as the “Robin Hood tax,” is one of support for the initiative, as long as there is agreement of member states.

“There is a position of openness and for avoiding this initiative being blocked, to the extent to which there is agreement from all member states. Romania’s stance is that there is agreement from all member states, we will not block this accord and will support it,” said Orban, present at a debate called “Romania and the European quarter,” organized by the European Commission Representation.[...]

http://www.bucharestherald.com/poli...port-robin-hood-tax-on-financial-transactions

"as long as there is agreement of member states" - in other words never.
 
France:

[...]The 0.1% financial transaction tax proposed by the previous conservative government was expected to net E1.1 billion per year, but now it appears unlikely to meet the target, [Les Echos] said, citing a Finance Ministry source.

A higher tax rate is being considered, but market professionals are already concerned that activity on the Paris stock exchange is likely to suffer as long as no such tax is imposed at the EU level, which the UK opposes. [...]

http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20120619-french-press-review-19-june-2012
 
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