Public Citizen: Report - Wall Street Swamps Congress With Campaign Cash and Lobbyists to Block Small Tax on Securities Trades
May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSRes) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
A small tax on Wall Street trades would raise substantial revenue and reduce high-speed trading, which would benefit everyday Americans. The financial industry is opposed, though, because the tax would eat into its profits.
A new Public Citizen report (https://www.citizen.org/article/hypnotized-by-wall-street/) shows how financial service entities and other corporate lobbying giants have f . . .
A small tax on Wall Street trades would raise substantial revenue and reduce high-speed trading, which would benefit everyday Americans. The financial industry is opposed, though, because the tax would eat into its profits.
A new Public Citizen report (https://www.citizen.org/article/hypnotized-by-wall-street/) shows how financial service entities and other corporate lobbying giants have f . . .