Wall Street Speculation Tax

BACKGROUND MATERIALS

The Need for a Tax of Financial Trading (NY Times Editorial Board, Jan. 2016)
The Incidence of Financial Transaction Taxes (Center for Economic and Policy Research, Dec. 2015)
FAQs on Financial Transaction Tax (IPS, Jan. 2015)
FTT Talking Points (AFR, April 2014)
Statements of Support (CEPR, July 2013)
A Wall Street Trading Tax Could Actually Save Grandma Money (CEPR, Nov 2013)
Non-technical and more technical answers to questions about the EU transaction tax proposal (European Commission, Feb. 2013)
Quick Thoughts on the Obama Administration’s Opposition to a Financial Speculation Tax (Dean Baker, Nov 2011)
Why We Need a Financial Speculation Tax (AFR, November 2011)
Facts and Myths About the Financial Speculation Tax (Dec 2010; Updated May 2013)
Responses to Criticisms of Taxes on Financial Speculation (Dean Baker, Jan 2010)
A Matter of Perspective: Added Costs From a Financial Transaction Tax Would Be Minuscule Compared to Fees Investors Already Pay (Public Citizen, Mar 2014)
Financial Transaction Tax: Myth Busting (Hillman D. and Ashford C., Stamp Out Poverty, 2012)

VAN HOLLEN PROPOSAL (JAN. 2015)

LETTERS AND STATEMENTS

Letter to Senate Opposing Bill to Undermine European Financial Transaction Tax (AFR and 36 Co-signers, July 23, 2013)
Statement of Support for “The Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act” (AFR, Feb 28, 2013)
Financial Professionals Call for Speculation Taxes on Financial Transactions (AFR, June 2012)

EVENTS

Moving Toward a Wall Street Tax (Capitol Hill briefing. Sept. 26, 2014)
Wall Street Speculation Tax (webinar hosted by AFR, AFL-CIO, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Communications Workers of America, Main Street Alliance, Public Citizen, June 10, 2013)
A Financial Transaction Tax: Raising Revenue and Restraining High-Speed Trading (Capitol Hill Briefing sponsored by Senator Tom Harkin, Representative Peter DeFazio and the Populist Caucus)
Conference Call Briefing: Financial Industry Support for Financial Speculation Taxes (AFR, June 21, 2012)

BILLS AND BUDGETS

EDITORIALS AND OPINION

How to Avoid Another Wall Street Tsunami (Jeff Furman, Fortune Magazine, 8/4/14)
The Most Popular Tax in History Has Real Momentum (Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation, 5/5/14)
Derailing the High-Speed Trading Bullet Train Before It Crashes Our Economy (Sarah Anderson, Huffington Post, 5/5/14)
How Wall Street Avoids Paying Its Fair Share in Taxes (Marcus Stanley, US News, Apr. 16, 2014)
High-Frequency Trading Rigs Markets (Editorial, Livingston Daily, Apr. 16, 2013)
Wall Street Needs to Pay Its Fair Share (Jim Lardner, US News, Mar 12, 2014)
A Wall Street Trading Tax Could Actually Save Grandma Money (Nicole Woo, CEPR, Nov. 7, 2013)
Really Small Wall Street Tax Could Make a Really Big Difference (Jim Lardner, US News, Aug 23, 2013)
5 Reasons Why The U.S. Needs A Financial Transactions Tax (Travis Waldron, ThinkProgress, Feb 25, 2013)
Inequality Is Holding Back the Recovery (Joseph Stiglitz, New York Times, Jan 19, 2013)
Why the Economy Needs Tax Reform (New York Times, Dec 29, 2012)
Tax the Traders! It Would Solve Economic Crisis and Stop Reckless Trading. (Eliot Spitzer, Slate, Dec 3, 2012)
4 Ways Wall Street Can Ante Up for Fiscal Health (Sheila Bair, Fortune Magazine, Nov 19, 2012)
High-Frequency Trading Insanity (USA Today, Sep 26, 2012)
Things to Tax (Paul Krugman, New York Times, Nov 27, 2011)
Quick Thoughts on the Obama Administration’s Opposition to a Financial Speculation Tax (Dean Baker, CEPR, Nov. 2011)
Why We Need a Financial Transactions Tax (John Fullerton, Huffington Post, Aug 25, 2011)
Transaction Tax Works Against Deficits, Financial Recklessness (Boston Globe, Jan 29, 2011)
Proposed Tax May Help, Not Hurt, Small Investors (The Wall Street Journal, Jan 19, 2010)
Responses to Criticisms of Taxes on Financial Speculation (Dean Baker, CEPR, Jan. 2010)
Taxing the Speculators (Paul Krugman, New York Times, Nov 26, 2009)

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