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Old 03-03-2010, 04:42 PM   #11
K626
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Default Re: Robin Hood tax for banks.

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Originally Posted by sjkted View Post
A little logic here. Government bails out banks. Government starts bailing out companies. Government starts nationalizing programs such as student loans. If all of these are bailed out and nationalized, then where does the government get it's money from? Who is really being taxed here?

--sjkted
I see your point, but a transaction tax is exctly that...It will tax the banks. As an aside, the Eu wouldn't work without masses of govt borrowing and debt...
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