Tell Congress to Block the Trader Tax

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  1. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:42 AM    link Richard W. | Glen Burnie, MD

  2. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:42 AM    link Richard M. | Wailuku, HI

  3. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:37 AM    link njoroge m. | ,

    No way, mate!

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  5. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:30 AM    link Name not displayed | Studio City, CA

    No more taxes!

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  7. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:30 AM    link Donald H. | Roanoke Rapids, NC

  8. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:23 AM    link justin t. | Springfield, OR

  9. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:16 AM    link Name not displayed | Red Lion, PA

    Meant to go after big players, ultimately hurts the little people

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  11. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:13 AM    link paul b. | Miami, FL

  12. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:09 AM    link Russell Z. | Albuquerque, NM

    Stop Spending OUR Money!!!!!

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  14. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:05 AM    link Kehron T. | Highland, CA

    We already pay too many taxes!!! Stop your deficit spending - reduce the size of this bloated government - and stop all these ridiculous bailouts!

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  16. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 4:03 AM    link Mathew H. | Moreno Valley, CA

    The government jacks interest rates low and spends like crazy. It doesn't pay to save, because of inflation and not getting paid a real interest rate to save. To keep up with the government-sponsored inflation, one has to speculate or trade in the stock market (yes, no "buy and hold" right now!), and then they want to tax us for it!

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  18. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 3:58 AM    link Name not displayed | Encinitas, CA

  19. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 3:33 AM    link Doris L. | Vista, CA

    Enough already!!!!! Stop spending my hard earned money!

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  21. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 3:24 AM    link Dudley H. | Huntington Beach, CA

    This is a totally mindless proposal directed at the wrong people. Get real.

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  23. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 3:16 AM    link Name not displayed | Hawthorne, NV

  24. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 3:12 AM    link billy s t. | Gainesville, FL

    Vote AGAINST the insane bill HR 1068

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  26. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 3:07 AM    link John S. | Levittown, PA

  27. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:59 AM    link Michael S. | Fpo, AP

    Leave my money alone!!!

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  29. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:58 AM    link Name not displayed | San Jose, CA

    No more tax hike on investors. Should tax the special bonus on top Wall Street exexcutive bonus like Britian does instead.

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  31. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:53 AM    link REV. JULIO REYNAUD R. | Bella Vista, CA

  32. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:44 AM    link Katherine G. | Graham, WA

  33. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:42 AM    link Name not displayed | Burbank, CA

  34. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:42 AM    link Peter W. | Wailuku, HI

  35. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:41 AM    link Jeffrey B. | Portland, OR

    STOP SPENDING MONEY! STOP TAXING US INTO OBLIVION!

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  37. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:40 AM    link Armand T. | Burbank, CA

  38. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:37 AM    link D. C. | Redwood City, CA

    To double tax our free market trading is unconstitutional. The stock market will be the only place left that us savy investors can effectively secure our retirement years.

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  40. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:35 AM    link Barbara N. | Pelham, NY

  41. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:35 AM    link Name not displayed | Bloomingdale, IL

    This is absolutely crazy!!! The taxpayers have paid enough already to bail out executives who are still receiving salaries in the 6 figures, while we are all getting laid off. GET REAL WASHINGTON & LEAVE THE ONE THING THAT WORKS ALONE!!!!

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  43. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:33 AM    link Richard H. | ,

  44. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:30 AM    link Brian J. | San Diego, CA

  45. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:30 AM    link Name not displayed | Emeryville, CA

  46. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:29 AM    link Wm F. | Greenville, SC

    I feel this bill will seriously impact market liquidity.

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  48. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:26 AM    link Steve Y. | Las Vegas, NV

  49. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:24 AM    link Frank B. | Fresno, CA

  50. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:23 AM    link Wm F. | Greenville, SC

    This will kill liquidity

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  52. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:22 AM    link David E. | Grants Pass, OR

    Taxes on trading, a stamp tax, will punish all financial firms, not just the Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, etc. that caused the problem.

    Find a more direct method, one that targets the guilty and does not punish the innocent.

    Tax the credit default swap derivative writers and buyers. Tax the interest rate swap derivatives.

    Exclude from taxation equities and equity options.

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  54. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:19 AM    link James P. | Cedar City, UT

  55. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:17 AM    link Leonard H. | Sugar Land, TX

    Patently BS bill. Typical - work to elect all of them out.

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  57. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:14 AM    link TOMMIE B. | Mount Morris, MI

    NO MORE TAXES!!!!

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  59. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:12 AM    link Robert C. | Moorhead, MN

  60. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:12 AM    link Raymond S. | Las Vegas, NV

  61. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:11 AM    link Name not displayed | Valrico, FL

    Give the average worker a bresk and don't say NOto hr1068

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  63. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:06 AM    link Michael M. | Canton, OH

  64. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:05 AM    link Name not displayed | Honolulu, HI

  65. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:04 AM    link Leslie S. | Philadelphia, PA

    Don't punish those who already risk what they have to fuel growth.

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  67. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:04 AM    link Sandra S. | Fort Worth, TX

  68. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:04 AM    link Bob R. | Carmichael, CA

  69. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:04 AM    link Mark G. | Rockford, IL

  70. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:03 AM    link Sebastian T. | Middleburg, VA

    I live in Kenya but have a Schwab online trading account, though I don't pay taxes, this one would get me!!! I guess.

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  72. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 2:03 AM    link Roy W. | Sunnyvale, CA

  73. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:58 AM    link Diane C. | Trabuco Canyon, CA

    I am a retired school teacher on a small pension. The only way I make ends meet is by buying and selling equities at the appropriate time.
    Please, please do not implement H.R. 1068. It is not fair and is not the American way.
    If you vote for this tax, you certainly will never get my vote.

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  75. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:55 AM    link Norman A. | Watertown, MA

    In the words of Pogo, "We have met the enemy, and they are our Congress"

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  77. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:49 AM    link Name not displayed | Broken Arrow, OK

  78. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:47 AM    link Name not displayed | Carbondale, CO

  79. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:46 AM    link Mark H. | Bay City, TX

    What and let congress invest it for me. You people are doing such a fine job now. This country will be lucky to survive let alone thrive after Obamanomics.

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  81. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:46 AM    link Marlene K. | Shelton, WA

  82. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:45 AM    link Mike G. | Austin, TX

  83. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:44 AM    link Mark V. | Colorado Springs, CO

  84. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:44 AM    link Roy A. | Dallas, TX

  85. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:43 AM    link steven k. | Las Vegas, NV

    never thought i would see the day our worst enemy would be our own government . H.R.1068 is proof they want to destroy capitalism .enough is enough

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  87. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:43 AM    link Jutta V. | Ardmore, PA

  88. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:43 AM    link Val A. | Scottsdale, AZ

  89. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:41 AM    link steven k. | Las Vegas, NV

    never thought i would see the day our worst enemy would be our own government . H.R.1068 is proof they want to destroy capitalism

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  91. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:39 AM    link Lawrence M. | Lincoln City, OR

    Peter, As your constitsiuant, I feel this bill is a double tax on any investor, not just big companies. Please stop supporting this bill.

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  93. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:36 AM    link francis b. | Kapolei, HI

  94. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:32 AM    link Name not displayed | Seattle, WA

  95. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:32 AM    link Ron G. | Sun City, AZ

  96. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:28 AM    link Cheryl H. | Sagle, ID

  97. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:27 AM    link Peter G. | Washougal, WA

    When are you Congress people going to take responsibility for all of the useless spending on pork barrel projects, trips that have nothing to do with your so called job and numerous pet projects. We will replace you.

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  99. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:22 AM    link Name not displayed | Edwardsville, IL

  100. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:22 AM    link Aydin D. | Las Vegas, NV

    Obama and this Congress is out to destroy this country and our Constitution. Stop meddeling in our lives and TAXING us to death. Anyone voting for this TAX will be voted OUT.

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  102. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:21 AM    link Timothy P. | Jacks Creek, TN

  103. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:21 AM    link harold w. | San Diego, CA

  104. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:20 AM    link paul k. | Kailua Kona, HI

  105. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:17 AM    link Timothy P. | Lamar, MS

  106. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:17 AM    link Name not displayed | Palo Alto, CA

  107. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:15 AM    link jeff K. | Soldotna, AK

  108. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:14 AM    link Michael E. | Alpine, CA

  109. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:12 AM    link Steven L. | Valencia, CA

  110. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:08 AM    link Joseph B. | Clifton, NJ

    Dear Congress people,
    You have no idea about the anger that is out here. Go home and stay out of out lives. Attend to your consututionally mandated responsibilities AND NOTHING MORE. You ARE the problem!!

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  112. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:07 AM    link Name not displayed | San Diego, CA

  113. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:06 AM    link Catherine N. | Herndon, VA

  114. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 1:06 AM    link Gerald M. | Lehi, UT

  115. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:59 AM    link Harold Y. | Sultan, WA

  116. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:58 AM    link Name not displayed | Los Angeles, CA

  117. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:57 AM    link s. c. | Powell, WY

  118. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:55 AM    link Ching-tai C. | Plano, TX

  119. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:55 AM    link L. D. | Whittier, CA

    This is not Wall Street paying for anything! Stop overtaxing us! We will vote you out! Do the right thing Congress!

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  121. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:54 AM    link Robert J. G. | New York, NY

  122. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:52 AM    link Jesse T. | Fritch, TX

    I can't wait to see what happens to "our" congressman when "we the people" get our chance to make our comment on these kinds of proposals at the next election.

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  124. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:52 AM    link John G. | Derby, KS

  125. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:50 AM    link Name not displayed | Bedford, TX

  126. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:49 AM    link Dianne W. | Chagrin Falls, OH

  127. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:45 AM    link eric b. | Miami Beach, FL

    enough is enough. stop trying to tax us into poverty.

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  129. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:43 AM    link Name not displayed | Tolleson, AZ

    How about asking the people you work for" we the people" before making such idiotic decisions with OUR money ?????

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  131. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:42 AM    link Phil L. | Chisholm, MN

  132. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:41 AM    link Stephen S. | Berkeley, CA

  133. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:38 AM    link Martin A. | Trenton, NJ

    Thank you!

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  135. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:37 AM    link Douglas M. | Toledo, OH

  136. Fri., Dec. 11, 2009 12:37 AM    link Ryan W. | Mc Kean, PA

    If this goes through...we'll be one step closer to the collapse of the $1, the end of a reign, and the demise of the US

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