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lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

12. Just the stock and derivative trade tax alone

Reply to airplaneman (Reply #10)

Mon Sep 1, 2014, 09:04 PM

Sep 2014

would generate a lot in revenue. Has anyone estimated how much? I'd guess it's enough to finance free health care. I don't know though.

Thanks for all your suggestions airplaneman. I agree with you that there are endless ways we can improve things. I think we need an FDR type president and an FDR type congress to go along with it!

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Wages are low because of our tax system... [View all] kentuck Sep 2014 OP

Wages are low because of the greed of the 1% MiniMe Sep 2014 #1

Wages are low because owners make huge profits leftstreet Sep 2014 #2

Just like the old plantation owners only now taxes pay for food stamps for some of the slaves. L0oniX Sep 2014 #6

Truth. kentuck Sep 2014 #17

The capitalist system was not created to put all the money into one pocket. kentuck Sep 2014 #3

Slavery by any other name. L0oniX Sep 2014 #4

Wages are low because people want to buy cheap shit taught_me_patience Sep 2014 #5

+1 BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #7

Agreed. What should we do now? lovemydog Sep 2014 #8

We make political agreements with countries that offer tax havens to the tax cheats... kentuck Sep 2014 #9

Thank you kentuck. lovemydog Sep 2014 #11

since you asked....................... airplaneman Sep 2014 #10

Just the stock and derivative trade tax alone lovemydog Sep 2014 #12

a one percent stock and derivative tax would generate about 12 trillion a year n/t. airplaneman Sep 2014 #13

Holy crap - let's fight for it! lovemydog Sep 2014 #14

Europe is doing it and there is some talk here but they are only going like 0.003% n/t. airplaneman Sep 2014 #15

Thank you airplaneman. lovemydog Sep 2014 #18

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