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Originally Posted by Curtis2011  In general I am against new taxes, whatever form they may take.
IMO, if the government can't spend within its means while taking in 2.6 trillion dollars a year in revenue, then giving them more money is not going to fix the problem. |
The US is in a very very deep debt problem. You have 2 possible solutions, either you increase revenue or you cut expenses. I think it needs to do both at this time honestly. Cutting government expenses is very difficult to do however. It's not popular when put in practice.
In this particular instance I think this is a good idea. Europe is doing it as well, so there will be less incentive for the upper classes to go elsewhere. They should do it wherever possible ideally speaking. I don't see why investors and speculators should be exempt from paying taxes when buying and selling products. Everyone else does it why not them?