https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/06/a-global-financial-transactions-tax/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:24:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/06/a-global-financial-transactions-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-164775 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:15:49 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=30773#comment-164775 Only the bureautrash could take this idea seriously. The idealistic language – purple prose and no substance – marks this as a naked grab for power. There is zero chance that anything suggested will come to pass. They just can’t stand the fact that we still have the option of ignoring them.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/06/a-global-financial-transactions-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-164753 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:52:59 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=30773#comment-164753 bad idea.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/06/a-global-financial-transactions-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-164744 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:48:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=30773#comment-164744 To paraphrase: Money corrupts and absolute money corrupts absolutely. All this would do is create a hugh pile of money for corrupt countries to steal or inept ones to waste.

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