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The media ignores press conference for financial transactions tax
Chris was subbing for Lawrence last night. Please take a look at this clip regarding a new bill being re-introduced by Representative Peter DeFazio and Senators Tom Harkin and Sheldon Whitehouse.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45755883/ns/msnbc-the_last_word/vp/50983203/#50998064
The Nation also has up an article about this bill
Just like the Congress before this, and the one before that, the 113th Congress will have a financial transactions tax to consider—and its backers are confident that, this time, they can make it law.
Thursday morning in the US Capitol, Senators Tom Harkin and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Representative Peter DeFazio, announced the latest version of a tax on Wall Street trading: it would place a small tax of three basis points (that is, three pennies for every hundred dollars) on most non-consumer trades. Senator Bernie Sanders is also a co-sponsor of the legislation, as are nineteen members of the House.
Thursday morning in the US Capitol, Senators Tom Harkin and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Representative Peter DeFazio, announced the latest version of a tax on Wall Street trading: it would place a small tax of three basis points (that is, three pennies for every hundred dollars) on most non-consumer trades. Senator Bernie Sanders is also a co-sponsor of the legislation, as are nineteen members of the House.
http://www.thenation.com/blog/173134/financial-transactions-tax-introduced-again-can-it-pass-time
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