Is Your Presidential Candidate Owned by Wall Street?
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Is Your Presidential Candidate Owned by Wall Street?
By Dean Baker
T r u t h o u t | Columnist
Monday 11 June 2007
That's a reasonable question, given how much money the Wall Street gang is coughing up this year in campaign contributions. Fortunately, there is a quick and easy test that you can administer to your favorite candidate to determine the answer.
Just call or email your favorite presidential candidate, and ask their staff whether he or she supports a securities transactions tax (STET). You will probably have to explain to the candidate's staffer what a STET is. You can tell them that a STET is a small tax placed on a trade of a share of stock or other financial asset (e.g. bonds, options, futures, etc.).
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