We are part of Main Street. Nobody will give us bailouts if we lose money. We don't have lobbyists to push for laws in our favor. And if we decide...
Members of both the Budget and Ways and Means Committees: Becerra, Xavier, California, 31st Nunes, Devin, California, 21st Yarmuth, John A.,...
Same correction: Ryan, Paul, Wisconsin, 1st is NOT a co-sponsor. Unfortunately, the remaining co-sponsor on this Committee becomes Chair if...
Correction: Ryan, Paul, Wisconsin, 1st is NOT a co-sponsor of 4191.
Sounds good. The focus then should be the Ways and Means Committee. As I noted earlier, if the bill passes the other two committees, then it will...
This is true. However, the general public may not actually care about the average daytrader. Many of them view day traders as leeches on society...
This is the way I segment the pro-tax crowd: 1. Ideological elitists: This group consists of those who are engaged in an ideological war on the...
The spreadsheet computes the 0.25% tax at the beginning of the year for the purchase and 0.25% at the end for the sale. Therefore, for...
Yes, that was the point I was making in my last post. My approach has been low-profile. However, if something else becomes necessary later, the...
I don't know at this point. Seasideheights and others here are of the opinion that a low-profile approach is best. My focus until now has been to...
Some do, although I'm not the NY Times. But my blog is still new and I'm going to continue to build up the content over time.
I created a blog dedicated to explaining these issues to non-traders. Some of the posts cover the points mentioned above: Misconception #1...
Regarding the Ways and Means Committee, the best chance for the bill to die without ever coming up for a floor vote is here. It is currently...
A note on the composition of the Rules Committee: It has 13 members: 9 Democrats, 4 Republicans. It also has 4 co-sponsors of 4191 (all...
I don't have a list of this but you can get the information for individuals from the House website.
Ways and Means Committee: Davis, Artur, Alabama, 7th Becerra, Xavier, California, 31st Herger, Wally, California, 2nd Nunes, Devin,...
Rules Committee: Cardoza, Dennis, California, 18th Dreier, David, California, 26th Matsui, Doris O., California, 5th Perlmutter, Ed,...
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, 9th Ryan, Paul, Wisconsin, 1st These two from the House are on the Budget Committee and are co-sponsors of 4191.
I believe this was mentioned before but the best thing would be to get the legislation killed in committee. The House bill is before the Ways and...
He is referring to H.R. 1068. In its "current form" could leave him enough wiggle room to agree to H.R. 4191 or some other future version.
Separate names with a comma.