September 17, 2010

1% tax on banking transactions?

Another new tax idea being floated by the Obama White House is the so-called “transaction tax.” This tax will initially be a 1% tax on any transactions you make at any financial institutions such as banks and credit unions. If you make a deposit or withdrawal, move money from one account to another, or even take cash from an ATM you will have to pay 1% of each amount to the Federal government. Think about how many such transactions you make a month and you can see how quickly this amount can add up.

But, maybe there won't be enough votes to pass this (not yet, anyway).

4 comments:

John said...

What a mess and he hasn't a clue.

carol said...

Their getting desperate aren't they? Surely, this is where people will stand up and revolt. Right?

Tavia said...

If something like this ever passed... We'd have a serious underground money system.

Anonymous said...

I hate him!

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