Thursday, February 09, 2012

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Jeff Clark: The government is about to destroy the market
Advertisement
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Text Size: increase text size decrease text size

By Jeff Clark in Growth Stock Wire:

Is there no common sense left anywhere in Washington D.C.? Just when you think our elected officials have reached the peak of stupidity, they somehow manage to go a little farther.

Back in February, U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio introduced bill HR 1068, "Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act of 2009." The proposed legislation imposes a 0.25% tax on all stock, bond, and option transactions. So anyone with the audacity to buy and sell 100 shares of Apple would pay about $50 in taxes for the round trip.

There are so many problems with this proposed legislation, I don't know where to start. How about with the name? This is not "Wall Street paying for Wall Street's bailout." You and I, as taxpayers, have already paid for that. Now, you and I, as...

Read full article...

More government stupidity:

Eyes on the Prize

The end of global warming

Stansberry: Detroit's socialist nightmare is America's future

Topics: Government Stupidity | Jeff Clark | Cruxallaneous
Facebook RSS Feed

 
©2012 Stansberry & Associates Investment Research. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. This website may only be used pursuant to the subscription agreement and any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including on the world wide web), in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Stansberry & Associates Investment Research, LLC. 1217 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore MD 21202.