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Vincardog

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5. High speed trading is one of the ways the parasitic finance sector has used to steal money and

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 04:57 PM

Sep 2012

kill the real economy. If it can be taxed and restricted it can slow the death of our economic system by way of "austerity".
Austerity is one of the ways the radical right wants to use to eliminate any Government benefit to People other than the Economic Elites.

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Germany to Tap Brakes On High-Speed Trading [View all] Roland99 Sep 2012 OP

Doesn't seem like much, but a least they're doing something. Lasher Sep 2012 #1

As mentioned dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #2

Put the brakes on Merkel saidsimplesimon Sep 2012 #3

What does slowing trading have to do with austerity measures? JDPriestly Sep 2012 #4

High speed trading is one of the ways the parasitic finance sector has used to steal money and Vincardog Sep 2012 #5

Tax all market trades Kolesar Sep 2012 #6

Agreed. Take that 10 cents every time a high speed trader front runs a transaction and it Vincardog Sep 2012 #7