Tell Congress to Block the Trader Tax

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  1. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 3:11 PM    link Barb A. | Newburyport, MA

  2. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 3:10 PM    link Name not displayed | Cape Coral, FL

    This will hurt more regular people like me trying to make a buck to live after my 401 retirement has lost 68% of the value. More and more regular folks like myself with little funds are trying to survive by trading.

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  4. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 3:02 PM    link Name not displayed | Diamond Bar, CA

  5. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 2:52 PM    link Joshua Y. | York, ME

  6. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 1:54 PM    link kathryn r. | Hillsboro, OR

  7. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 1:40 PM    link Name not displayed | Lutherville Timonium, MD

  8. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 1:10 PM    link Nichole F. | Arlington, VA

  9. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 1:07 PM    link greg m. | Villa Park, IL

  10. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:42 PM    link Richard P. | Easley, SC

  11. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:40 PM    link MARILYN B. | Fairview, TX

    PLEASE RECONSIDER AND DO NOT PASS THIS BILL.
    I AM RETIRED. I REALLY WORKED HARD TO SAVE MONEY FOR MY RETIREMENT AND NOW IT IS 1/2 OF WHAT IT WAS WHEN I RETIRED. THE WAY I TRY TO MAKE IT UP IS BY TRADING!

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  13. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:39 PM    link Name not displayed | Greensboro, NC

  14. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:33 PM    link Name not displayed | Castle Rock, CO

    As our congress representative, please vote NO on H.R 1068. As of right now, I'm keep losing almost all my money in the trading, how am I going to pay for those taxes?

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  16. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:29 PM    link Phillip W. | Clinton, IN

  17. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:24 PM    link Name not displayed | Provo, UT

  18. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:23 PM    link Name not displayed | Chicago, IL

    This simpleton does not realize that we "daytrading churners" are the one providing liquidity. You want to know what happens when liquidity goes away?? LESS price stability. What a moron.

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  20. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:16 PM    link Name not displayed | Porter, TX

  21. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:54 AM    link Lee R. | Long Branch, NJ

  22. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:37 AM    link Paul A. | Middleton, WI

  23. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:36 AM    link Nicholas O. | Poplar, MT

  24. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:35 AM    link Robert E. | Cleveland, OH

  25. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:30 AM    link Melissa B. | Newnan, GA

  26. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:30 AM    link Name not displayed | Londonderry, VT

    This is insane. Has anyone thought about all the income tax that will be lost? Or the amount of Trading firms going under, and not to metion all the unemployed traders?

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  28. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:24 AM    link Paul K. | Warrington, PA

  29. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:20 AM    link Name not displayed | Chicago, IL

  30. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:11 AM    link Mark H. | Villa Ridge, MO

  31. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:06 AM    link Mark B. | Idaho Falls, ID

    The Trader tax will only hurt more Americans

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  33. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 11:01 AM    link Steve E. | New Hudson, MI

    I am trying to trade for a living and thus be self employed. Such a tax as proposed would make that impossible for myself and I would assume most traders such as myself. As a result I would not be able to employ myself and would become of the those competing for jobs with the millions of others. How would that benefit the country?

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  35. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:59 AM    link S O. | Excelsior, MN

  36. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:57 AM    link Name not displayed | Kensington, CA

  37. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:56 AM    link Jennifer C. | San Diego, CA

  38. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:55 AM    link Name not displayed | Paradise Valley, AZ

  39. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:40 AM    link Sam R. | Oakley, UT

  40. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:36 AM    link Name not displayed | North Little Rock, AR

  41. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:35 AM    link Eli A. | West Hills, CA

  42. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:35 AM    link Name not displayed | Austin, TX

  43. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:34 AM    link Jim B. | Chanhassen, MN

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  45. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:33 AM    link S O. | Hopkins, MN

  46. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:27 AM    link Name not displayed | Lady Lake, FL

  47. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:20 AM    link Name not displayed | Cornelius, NC

  48. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:19 AM    link Robert M. | Crown Point, IN

  49. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:15 AM    link Nancy C. | New Philadelphia, OH

  50. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:12 AM    link Doug D. | Tullahoma, TN

  51. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:09 AM    link Jeff P. | Blaine, WA

    If this bill is passed, anyone who transacts U.S. financial instruments will pay this tax--whether it is a professional providing liquidity to the marketplace, or a small long term investor. Because market makers and other liquidity providers make profits on high volume and extremely small spreads (the price difference between bids and offers), they will likely be forced out of the business, spreads will greatly widen, and liquidity will dry up. Without adequate liquidity (someone willing to take the other side of a trade), the markets could be severely crippled since it will become both costly and risky to initiate or offset a financial transaction in the open markets. Therefore, speculators, market makers, day traders, etc., all provide liquidity and are essential to the healthy functioning of the markets. Essentially, the entire nation will pay for the tax.

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  53. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 10:08 AM    link michael m. | Melbourne Beach, FL

  54. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:58 AM    link Name not displayed | Odenton, MD

    This tax will not only by on the large security companies but will effect the many small traders; who are just average American's trying to save for retirement.

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  56. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:53 AM    link Lyle N. | Long Beach, CA

    Enough of bailing out failing processes,institutions, companies and politics

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  58. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:51 AM    link Mark M. | Aurora, IL

  59. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:50 AM    link Jeffrey F. | Janesville, IA

    No more Taxes!

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  61. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:49 AM    link Name not displayed | Mesa, AZ

    On a personal basis, I am a retiree with a small trading account to supplement my SS income. I trade actively and the passing of this bill would be DEVESTATING to me. I would have to stop my trading, which would result in lowering the amount of taxes I pay.

    This bill is poorly thought out and should not receive any consideration whatsoever.

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  63. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:44 AM    link mark l. | Brownsville, TX

    Block the traders tax

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  65. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:41 AM    link Name not displayed | Lake Grove, NY

  66. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:39 AM    link Donn O. | North Hollywood, CA

  67. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:36 AM    link John S. | Boston, MA

  68. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:35 AM    link Name not displayed | Lewis Center, OH

  69. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:34 AM    link Name not displayed | Forest Hills, NY

    VOTE NO on H.R.1068. This tax will put a lot of people out of business. Joe Plumber investor should not have to pay for Wall Street bailout. This will significantly reduce liquidity in the markets and US tax payers do not need another dissincentive to save thier own money. To stay competitive in todays world markets, we need to keep costs down. Otherwise the investments will go to other countries stock markets.
    PLEASE Do yourself the favor and your kids/grandkids VOTE NO to H.R. 1068.
    VOTE NO to H.R.1068.

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  71. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:28 AM    link Name not displayed | Bellevue, WA

  72. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:24 AM    link Name not displayed | Charlotte, NC

  73. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:24 AM    link harry r. | Rolling Meadows, IL

    lets not kill this industry where we are individual traders trying to make a living cause we got laid off of our regular job.

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  75. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:24 AM    link Name not displayed | East Kingston, NH

  76. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:21 AM    link robert m. | Ashland, OR

  77. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:20 AM    link TS S. | Tehachapi, CA

  78. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:19 AM    link Name not displayed | Claremont, CA

  79. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:19 AM    link Douglas D. | Saint Augustine, FL

  80. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:17 AM    link Gary G. | Denver, CO

  81. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:15 AM    link Jeff T. | Bulverde, TX

    Implementation of this would seem to punish the investor for the misdeeds and poor financial planning of the of the brokerage house.

    We live in America - everyone is free to succeed or fail. If they fail there are consequences. Why should I pay here? This is just wrong.

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  83. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:12 AM    link Ronald C. | New Port Richey, FL

  84. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:08 AM    link Gurbachan S. | Union City, CA

  85. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 9:08 AM    link Gerald B. | Centennial, CO

  86. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 8:27 AM    link Erol M. | Bettendorf, IA

  87. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 8:19 AM    link Jason H. | Long Beach, CA

  88. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 8:14 AM    link Name not displayed | Lakeville, MA

  89. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 8:09 AM    link dan b. | Carefree, AZ

  90. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 7:48 AM    link Lee Van T. | Round Rock, TX

  91. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 7:46 AM    link Harold H. | Chicago, IL

  92. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 7:29 AM    link Mike G. | Ozone, AR

  93. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 7:28 AM    link bill j. | Sarasota, FL

    how can we now tax traders for the mistakes of the banks and goverment. With the current state of the markets we should be rewardimg those willing to invest.

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  95. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 7:23 AM    link william b. | Saratoga Springs, NY

  96. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 6:25 AM    link Glenn M. | Yonkers, NY

    Taxing our profits isn't enough?

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  98. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 6:24 AM    link Jonathan P. | Port Orange, FL

  99. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 6:22 AM    link Frank S. | Newburyport, MA

    This is another misguided attempt to saddle the wrong party (small traders) with the blame for Wall Street's meltdown. I make my living placing dozens of trades each day. If I screw up, I have only myself to blame. Why should my hard-won earnings pay to bail out the big banks and their obscenely paid decision makers?

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  101. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 6:19 AM    link Bhavesh P. | Owings Mills, MD

    Against this very concept of charging tax on transactions.

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  103. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 1:57 AM    link Name not displayed | Concord, CA

  104. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 1:27 AM    link Name not displayed | Long Beach, CA

  105. Thu., Mar. 12, 2009 12:45 AM    link Leslie K. | Galt, CA

  106. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 11:32 PM    link Name not displayed | Corvallis, OR

  107. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 11:18 PM    link Genghis Khan B. | Long Beach, CA

  108. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 11:13 PM    link Name not displayed | Rowland Heights, CA

  109. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 10:47 PM    link Sheila C. | Tappan, NY

    If you want less people to invest in the
    market,this is the way to do it.

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  111. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 10:44 PM    link Name not displayed | Brooklyn, NY

  112. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 10:36 PM    link Ligia D. | Encino, CA

  113. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 9:55 PM    link David M. | Euless, TX

    I will simply do business on a foreign exchange. USA loses to the socialists, what a pity. I will never vote for a Democrat again.

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  115. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 9:55 PM    link Name not displayed | Chandler, AZ

  116. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 9:39 PM    link Jimmy L. | Arcadia, CA

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    NO

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  119. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 9:36 PM    link Name not displayed | Kansas City, MO

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  123. Wed., Mar. 11, 2009 9:26 PM    link Mark G. | Elm City, NC

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