http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/11/09/tobin-taxes-the-dollar-and-gold/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/11/09/tobin-taxes-the-dollar-and-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-3859 Jack Pearson Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:15:54 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=2553#comment-3859 If the government's need more money, put a tax on those firms themselves. Taxing every transaction slows down business. It cuts down the money individuals put into company's stock, thereby hurting private industry. Why slow down business to get more tax money? It's stupid. If the government’s need more money, put a tax on those firms themselves. Taxing every transaction slows down business. It cuts down the money individuals put into company’s stock, thereby hurting private industry. Why slow down business to get more tax money? It’s stupid.

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