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kr HiPointDem May 2013 #1
Maybe instead of taxing Wall Street Turbineguy May 2013 #2
Once Wall Street has devoured the middle class and poor, they will be in their own economy liberal N proud May 2013 #3
Du rec. Nt xchrom May 2013 #4
not good enough MrYikes May 2013 #5
Why do you assume it would only impact Wall Street? badtoworse May 2013 #6
Unless you are a computer, why would you care? eridani May 2013 #7
I'm a mutual fund investor and the tax would be added onto the fees I pay the fund manager badtoworse May 2013 #8
Ordinary investors won't be paying much. Ordinary people own very little of the stock market eridani May 2013 #9
You haven't broken it out badtoworse May 2013 #10
If the increase were significant, you would need to find a better manager. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #12
Non-productive? Without investors, we wouldn't have an economy... badtoworse May 2013 #13
Yes, non-productive. Like the barter economy that is used as justification for a number Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #17
Here is the problem mick063 May 2013 #11
My wife and I have had IRA's and 401k's for 30 years badtoworse May 2013 #14
When corporatists own the government mick063 May 2013 #18
You'd be smarter to worry about the banksters grabbing your money eridani May 2013 #19
I'm really confused here. What you wrote is the essence of "I've got mine, fuck you". Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #20
I believe in equal opportunity, not equal outcome badtoworse May 2013 #21
Sales tax Fumesucker May 2013 #15
Agree. Some states even tax the sale of food and/or medicine. byeya May 2013 #16
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