Can you say a bit more? What kind of measures, and why do you think they've been useless?
Thanks, Anders >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/28/03 03:03AM >>> UK has a stack-load of measures of this sort, without obvious effect. dd On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:49:46 -0400, "Max B. Sawicky" wrote: > > Yes but I forget who. Somewhere I have a stack of > papers > from a conference on this. > > Capital gains rates, among other complexities, reflect > this purported intention of encouraging buy and hold. > Best recent book is Len Burman, "The Capital Gains > Labyrinth." > > Where ya been? > > max > > > > It got me wondering. Did anyone ever propose something > similar to a "Tobin > Tax" on domestic stock trading (not quite the same, > since Tobin's focus was > speculation)? Either tax increases or tax cuts that > would encourage > longer-term investment? If so, what were the details? > > Thanks, > Anders Schneiderman
