Tell Congress to Block the Trader Tax

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  1. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 12:12 PM    link John S. | Waxhaw, NC

    Just another "user" fee to pay for wasteful social programs.

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  3. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 12:12 PM    link tim t. | Los Angeles, CA

    I am an individual who runs a small business and trading is a big part of our revenue engine. We had nothing to do with Wall Street's reckless behavior! This tax would unfairly add to our monthly operating cost.

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  5. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 12:12 PM    link Michael O. | Draper, UT

  6. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 12:10 PM    link Michael G. | Beverly, MA

  7. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:50 AM    link Jeff A. | Stuart, FL

  8. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:50 AM    link Name not displayed | Angola, IN

    Please hold all companies that have losses / bad debt accountable; whereby realizing the loss from an accounting standpoint on their own balance sheets. Risk and Reward - risk was accepted with hopes of rewards. The opposite side of that trade is a loss. The same principles apply to all traders (big or small) in the financial markets. Do not pass this cost structure on to all who trade in response to a select few institutions that refused to accept the consequences of their actions and accept the loss associated their speculative activities.

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  10. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:49 AM    link Benjamin W. | Arcadia, CA

  11. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:48 AM    link Name not displayed | Mount Sterling, KY

  12. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:47 AM    link Charles W. | Draper, UT

  13. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:45 AM    link Robert F. | Rochester, MN

    THIS MUST BE STOPPED!!! It will have virtually no affect on Wall Street but a big affect on us small investors. Guys you need to swamp the Hill....NO on H.R. 1068!

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  15. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:44 AM    link Name not displayed | Lawrenceville, GA

  16. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:43 AM    link Chris M. | Land O Lakes, FL

  17. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:42 AM    link Lori S. | Atlanta, GA

  18. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:41 AM    link Daniel J. | Kansas City, MO

    You will be hurting the "little guy" by going after the "big guy".

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  20. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:41 AM    link Ron M. | Holiday, FL

  21. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:39 AM    link Name not displayed | Marietta, GA

    Why does government insist on punishing people who have done nothing wrong? How does reducing the amount of trading people do or putting them out of business altogether help "Wall Street" payback the taxpayers?

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  23. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:38 AM    link David P. | Atlanta, GA

  24. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:36 AM    link John S. | Kingston, RI

  25. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:33 AM    link Joel A. | Eau Claire, WI

  26. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:21 AM    link Name not displayed | Stephenville, TX

  27. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:20 AM    link James R. | Charlotte, NC

    NO on H.R. 1068! This has to be stopped!
    I will actively oppose any candidate supporting this ill-conceived resolution.

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  29. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:20 AM    link Jason S. | Spring, TX

  30. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:16 AM    link Robert H. | Stuart, FL

    I am retired and have little income other than what I make day trading futures and options. More than a 1000 trades a year.
    Taxing these would put me out of business.

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  32. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:15 AM    link Bill M. | Baton Rouge, LA

    Wall street charges us the average investor fees to make trades. All this will do is take the money from the investor not the broker. And if it did the brokrage houses are just going to add to the traders cost.

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  34. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:13 AM    link Kevin C. | Portland, OR

  35. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:13 AM    link Corbin L. | Saratoga, CA

    This would eliminate ALL of my income and livelihood - you call that a fair tax? America is supposed to be a progressive and fair country.

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  37. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:11 AM    link Kalani C. | Northridge, CA

  38. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:10 AM    link Randell Y. | Loogootee, IN

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  40. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:02 AM    link Stefan G. | Mill Valley, CA

  41. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 11:01 AM    link Aaron T. | Omaha, NE

  42. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 10:58 AM    link Richard U. | Smyrna, GA

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  44. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 10:56 AM    link erik l. | Galveston, TX

  45. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 10:48 AM    link Name not displayed | Aliso Viejo, CA

    This would definitely make financial markets less liquid (probably much less). If it passes, do you really think that the gov't is going to "repay" the taxpayers? There is a dangerous trend starting here.

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  47. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 8:57 AM    link Mike M. | Fresno, CA

  48. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 8:13 AM    link Jackie Q. | Memphis, TN

    This punishes "WE THE PEOPLE" and that's ME! Block the Trader Tax!

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  50. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 3:32 AM    link Name not displayed | Houston, TX

  51. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 1:14 AM    link Mekaela S. | Manhattan Beach, CA

  52. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 1:14 AM    link Michael C. | Rogers, AR

  53. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 12:55 AM    link Robert E. | Franklin, TN

  54. Thu., Mar. 26, 2009 12:03 AM    link Anthony S. | Lake Wales, FL

    The proxy of mathematics rules all momentum in our universe. As usual the ones with the purpose of simply inducing chaos chew and spew at the bit. The imposition is not a tax in deed it is merely a deterent mechanism to stunt the free floating system of balance, and tip the controling edge to the deceiver (Zion)...

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  56. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 11:56 PM    link Name not displayed | Irvine, CA

  57. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 9:20 PM    link Mark B. | Orange Park, FL

    NO on H.R. 1068! This has to be stopped!

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  59. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 9:13 PM    link Derek Z. | Bryan, TX

  60. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 8:23 PM    link John W. | Leesburg, VA

    This bill is misguided and ill conceived and will effect the common citizen much more that it will punish anyone on Wall St.

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  62. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 8:08 PM    link William W. | Algonquin, IL

    I will actively oppose any candidate supporting this ill-conceived resolution.

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  64. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 8:07 PM    link james o. | Colorado Springs, CO

  65. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 8:06 PM    link Ronald H. | Brookville, IN

  66. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 7:33 PM    link Allan M. | Incline Village, NV

  67. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 7:32 PM    link Allen H. | Thornton, CO

    Block the Trader Tax!!!

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  69. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 7:23 PM    link Charles A. | Chapel Hill, NC

    I consider H.R. 1068 a deal breaker and will actively support the opposing candidates of all who vote YES on this bill.

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  71. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 6:12 PM    link Name not displayed | Temecula, CA

  72. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 4:15 PM    link Richard D. | Hamilton, OH

  73. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 4:04 PM    link Roy R. | Delaware, OH

    If you want to destroy free enterprize, just tax it to death. Then who will pay for the "free government dole" ??

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  75. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 12:53 PM    link Roy P. | Apple Valley, CA

    I definitely Vote NO on this bill...Traders should not have to bailout Financial instiutions who made all the mistakes..We as taxpayers are just innocent bystanders!

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  77. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 11:05 AM    link Jason W. | San Francisco, CA

  78. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 9:01 AM    link Name not displayed | Chicago, IL

  79. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 8:57 AM    link Shane C. | ,

    Requiring taxpayers to fund bailouts of companies that take reckless risks strikes at the very heart of the free market spirit that once made America great. This tax will further weaken America's free markets.

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  81. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 8:35 AM    link eugene m. | East Elmhurst, NY

  82. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 12:56 AM    link Chin C. | San Jose, CA

  83. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 12:32 AM    link Name not displayed | Vancouver, WA

    Block this tax. It will hurt many small main street investors.

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  85. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 12:32 AM    link Name not displayed | Vancouver, WA

    Block this tax. It will hurt many small main street investors.

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  87. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 12:09 AM    link Laymon M. | Statesboro, GA

  88. Wed., Mar. 25, 2009 12:03 AM    link Aaron J. | San Antonio, TX

  89. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 10:43 PM    link Tom C. | San Diego, CA

    I am sick and tired of being taxed for everything I do....at this rate sooner than later I will be taxed for breahting air! PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS AND UNFAIR TAX!!!!

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  91. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 10:14 PM    link greg b. | Linden, NJ

  92. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 10:00 PM    link Jason N. | Keansburg, NJ

  93. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 8:12 PM    link Travis T. | Saint Charles, IL

  94. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 6:13 PM    link Name not displayed | Cedar Park, TX

  95. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 5:42 PM    link Richard K. | Denver, CO

    Stop Bailing out the failures and penalizing the taxpayers. If you would have given that bailout money to working Americans, the economy would already be fixed.

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  97. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 5:14 PM    link Kim F. | Fultondale, AL

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  100. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 2:22 PM    link michael a. | New York, NY

  101. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 2:12 PM    link Cynthia W. | Spring, TX

  102. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 1:34 PM    link Name not displayed | El Cerrito, CA

  103. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 1:12 PM    link Katherina Z. | Corona, CA

  104. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 1:04 PM    link Eric M. | Cordova, TN

  105. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 12:45 PM    link Kyle P. | Van Buren, AR

  106. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 11:56 AM    link Nick M. | Lake Zurich, IL

  107. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 11:17 AM    link James J. | Michigan City, IN

    All members of congress should be required to take an intro-course in macro-economics. These people are scary.

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  109. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 11:10 AM    link Franklin D. | Penns Grove, NJ

  110. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 11:10 AM    link Dave P. | Cumming, GA

  111. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 10:46 AM    link teja v. | Abie, NE

  112. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 10:26 AM    link Douglas O. | San Francisco, CA

  113. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 10:19 AM    link Steve E. | Alexandria, VA

    Every American is involved in the stock market but not every American caused this mess. Congress needs to do a better job managing money than just taxing everyone more.

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  115. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 10:16 AM    link Name not displayed | Daly City, CA

  116. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 10:15 AM    link Joseph B. | Daly City, CA

  117. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 10:14 AM    link John T. | Phoenix, AZ

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  119. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 9:51 AM    link david b. | Syracuse, NY

  120. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 9:45 AM    link Larry L. | New York, NY

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  124. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 8:30 AM    link Jonathan P. | Morristown, NJ

  125. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 8:26 AM    link Tony C. | Branson, MO

    I can only guess that DeFazio slept through his economics class.

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  127. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 8:09 AM    link James E. | Suffield, CT

    NO on HR 1068

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  129. Tue., Mar. 24, 2009 6:44 AM    link Peter G. | Midlothian, VA

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