WSJ today: Democrats Weigh Tax on Financial Transactions
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What qualifications does an endeavor have to have to qualify it for meaningful economic activity??
I look for the Dems to tax sex.
How in hell they'll expect us to report it remains to be seen.
How in hell they'll expect us to report it remains to be seen.
Have you all tried to contact your reps in Washington?
I have emailed mine, including Sen. Schumer. I did so in the winter/spring 2009 when this tax was first mentioned. Got replies, that basically said, "thanks, we'll consider your side of the story"...
Emailed Sen. Schumer again sometime in early Sept.-09, got a reply, again, from Sen. Schumer that again stated that he was against a tax on financial transactions/trades.
That being said, the Wall Street firms have the power to stop this for themselves and for all of us. I do believe we should email/fax/call our reps, as such a tax would surely kill the avarage day-trader making a little on the side...
Unemployment in the financial industry would skyrocket if such a tax was enacted, volume would dry up, and lots of the bigger players would go overseas to get away from this tax. See Sweden's tax as the example.
I don't mind paying higher taxes, but let us ALL pay higher taxes, or maybe lower spending...Nahhh, that's to difficult, mid-terms coming up and all
http://www.rallycongress.com/no2tradertax/1536/tell-congres-to-block-trader-tax/
I have emailed mine, including Sen. Schumer. I did so in the winter/spring 2009 when this tax was first mentioned. Got replies, that basically said, "thanks, we'll consider your side of the story"...
Emailed Sen. Schumer again sometime in early Sept.-09, got a reply, again, from Sen. Schumer that again stated that he was against a tax on financial transactions/trades.
That being said, the Wall Street firms have the power to stop this for themselves and for all of us. I do believe we should email/fax/call our reps, as such a tax would surely kill the avarage day-trader making a little on the side...
Unemployment in the financial industry would skyrocket if such a tax was enacted, volume would dry up, and lots of the bigger players would go overseas to get away from this tax. See Sweden's tax as the example.
I don't mind paying higher taxes, but let us ALL pay higher taxes, or maybe lower spending...Nahhh, that's to difficult, mid-terms coming up and all
http://www.rallycongress.com/no2tradertax/1536/tell-congres-to-block-trader-tax/
Quote from IanMacQuaide:
I look for the Dems to tax sex.
How in hell they'll expect us to report it remains to be seen.
They will exclude gay sex though so that most of them wouldn't have to pay it.
Quote from shfly:
Have you all tried to contact your reps in Washington?
I have emailed mine, including Sen. Schumer. I did so in the winter/spring 2009 when this tax was first mentioned. Got replies, that basically said, "thanks, we'll consider your side of the story"...
Emailed Sen. Schumer again sometime in early Sept.-09, got a reply, again, from Sen. Schumer that again stated that he was against a tax on financial transactions/trades.
That being said, the Wall Street firms have the power to stop this for themselves and for all of us. I do believe we should email/fax/call our reps, as such a tax would surely kill the avarage day-trader making a little on the side...
Unemployment in the financial industry would skyrocket if such a tax was enacted, volume would dry up, and lots of the bigger players would go overseas to get away from this tax. See Sweden's tax as the example.
I don't mind paying higher taxes, but let us ALL pay higher taxes, or maybe lower spending...Nahhh, that's to difficult, mid-terms coming up and all
I'm glad to hear about Schumer.
If people have a chance, try calling them instead of e-mailing them. I have been told it has a bigger impact.