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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 05:17 PM Original message |
A minuscule tax of one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) on financial transactions... |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yep. I think we should replace all taxes with this system. The |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Stop the wars and make it 1-percent and solve all our problems. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Impossible, |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Good luck, Dorothy! |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 02:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Um, no. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. The stock market was never set up for gambling. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I think that would be the least reform we should expect... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. Raising taxes on the 1% makes baby Supply Side Jebus cry.. n/t |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Then why does The Pope support a financial transaction tax? |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. You may not be familiar with Supply Side Jebus.. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. As long as they're determined to run Wall Street like a casino, |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. Even if it raises zero dollars but stems the rampant financial |
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catchnrelease (359 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-11 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Similar to the RobinHoodTax idea |
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aletier_v (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 03:03 AM Response to Original message |
14. Still A Flawed System |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
15. It would make things worse |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:36 AM Response to Original message |
16. Cain would embrace it as 9-9-9-.09 |
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