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September 4, 2009

AFL-CIO, Dems push new Wall Street tax by Alexander Bolton

By Eric Nelson

AFL-CIO, Dems push new Wall Street tax that would entail a 1/10 of 1 percent transaction tax on every stock trade. I had heard this proposed earlier this year and this brilliant idea appears to be gaining some traction. This article lays out a compelling arguement why this would be a win-win for everyone but the top 1%.

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AFL-CIO, Dems push new Wall Street tax that would entail a 1/10 of 1 percent transaction tax on every stock trade. I had heard this proposed earlier this year and this brilliant idea appears to be gaining some traction. This article lays out a compelling arguement why this would be a win-win for everyone but the top 1%.

Authors Bio:
Eric Nelson is freelance writer, an editor at OpEdNews, and a spiritual progressive from Minnesota who has become more politically active. The reasons for this should be obvious to most; rising poverty, a broken health care system, and a growing global environmental crisis. Eric's writings are as "fair and balanced" as those of FOX news. Eric is also a web informatics expert, former intelligence analyst, and biathlon olympian.

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