Keeping an eye on this bill. Hopefully it gets voted on fairly quickly and of course passes both chambers of Congress. This would go a log way...
Does anyone know what happens if this were to get voted down by at the QMV? Can it be revoted on at some point? Are they able to tweak the...
From the above article: Q: Are you getting traction on Capitol Hill on this? A: I hope so. I think there has been a lot of misinformation...
Here are some more names being tossed around for Treasury Secretary. From Politico: WOLIN FOR TREASURY? - Some buzz yesterday that Treasury...
Yes I believe that is the case but I'm not 100% sure. I remember reading about this aspect of the French ftt law and thought it was strange. I...
Here's another piece on the Senate filibuster fight: Filibuster fight seizes senate:...
Sounds like things could get ugly in the Senate over the filibuster rule: GOP warns of shutdown over filibuster:...
So now this won't see the light of day until at least 2016? Thats good news. Hopefully that time table just keeps getting pushed back:)
I agree with you Robert that I don't see Poland voting against the ez ftt after reading the ft piece. Hopefully somehow we're wrong in that regard...
This is good. We need to hear from opposing countries such as Canada again. How about Geithner coming out against the ftt again before he departs?...
I don't understand this either. These fund managers they quoted for the piece sounded like they are for the tax? Must be a French thing (LOL)....
Unreal. No wonder the EU is going down in flames. Is the vote still scheduled for December sometime? You gotta believe (hope) the UK and Sweden...
Wow that doesn't sound good at all. So your under the impression that maybe they'll have to vote without seeing the proposal in it's entirety? If...
I just don't see how the UK, Sweden, Malta or whoever could possibly vote for this thing without seeing all the details spelled out. These...
So this indicates that the proposal for the ftt under the enhanced cooperation procedure will be based on the EC's previous proposal. So I guess...
Dems, GOP fight brewing over curbing filibusters: http://news.yahoo.com/dems-gop-fight-brewing-over-curbing-filibusters-123939041.html -Guru
I just don't see how this ez ftt with extraterritorial would work in practice. I can't see countries getting taxed on their trades and then...
Here's a little blurb from Politico's Morning Money regarding the Senate moving left and the ftt: CAUTION BANKERS: SENATE MOVES LEFT - From a...
I agree with your thoughts on this Tom. As you mentioned it's not like Obama or Harry Reid can waive a magic wand and whammo the ftt is law. I...
Here's a little more color on the netherlands embracing the ftt: New Netherlands Goverment Backs FTT:...
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