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Roger Williams: “A financial transaction tax would make it more expensive for small retail investors to trade, and so much for looking…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 2021
A financial transaction tax would make it more expensive for small retail investors to trade, and so much for looking out for Main Street.
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Roger Williams
Republican · Texas

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Critiques the financial transaction tax's impact on retail investors.

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