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Bernie Sanders

aspirant

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8. We could have a productivity table

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Tue May 19, 2015, 07:36 PM

May 2015

showing that this robot or computer would be the equivalent of 1 worker while that robot or computer would be equal to 5 working humans and be charged accordingly.

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The High Frequency Trading tax (HFT) [View all] aspirant May 2015 OP

Holy shit, never thought about it like that. NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #1

And fees can easily be applied aspirant May 2015 #5

Yes, for sure, or out come the pitchforks (eom) Moliere May 2015 #11

This... F4lconF16 May 2015 #2

People make money by doing nothing, the provide no products or tangible service. Tax them to hell. NYC_SKP May 2015 #3

And the line to do business with them stretches around 3 worlds. Which is what makes it jtuck004 May 2015 #6

That's farther ranging than I thought. Cleita May 2015 #4

K & R x 1,000,000 Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #7

We could have a productivity table aspirant May 2015 #8

Forget the robots - transactions in the market should be taxed in any case erronis May 2015 #9

A tax aspirant May 2015 #10

Bernie finally gets their attention - TBF May 2015 #12