Economy Jul 22 Are Geithner and Summers Too Close to Wall Street? Question: Are Timothy Geithner and Larry Summers too close to the players that produced this economic crisis — so close that they will not have the vision, values, or mindset that will allow them to take the difficult steps that… By Business Desk
Economy Apr 14 Why Don’t We Tax the Buying and Selling of Stocks? Question: How much revenue would a 1 percent federal tax on the buying and selling of stocks produce? We have federal taxes on gasoline, so why not the selling of stocks? Surely, someone who is spending $1,000 can afford a…