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Wounded Bear

(58,626 posts)

3. Should be the other way around....

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 11:36 PM

Jan 2013

0.1% on straight up trades
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and 1% on those evil derivatives.

(But I'm actually kind of serious. IMHO derivatives and other creative shit shold pay more.)

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Giant Victory in Europe on Taxing Financial Speculation [View all] eridani Jan 2013 OP

If this would only happen here. Thanks eridani! nt Mnemosyne Jan 2013 #1

Yes, but the SEC does have fees. BadgerKid Jan 2013 #4

Obviously the fees aren't high enough to stop these crooks. :) nt Mnemosyne Jan 2013 #9

BANG!!! now THATS what I'm talkin about. bvar22 Jan 2013 #2

Should be the other way around.... Wounded Bear Jan 2013 #3

well bigapple1963 Jan 2013 #5

Read the article. No evasion in going off shore. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #6

A Tax to all transactions on Wall Street... ReRe Jan 2013 #7

Good to see that key EU countries like France and Germany, along with smaller countries like Spain, pampango Jan 2013 #8

The UK already has a 0.5% stamp duty on share purchases muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #10