Or a simple .01 cent financial transaction tax. Absolutely no effect on the average person, a huge way to raise revenue from bankers and stock traders.

Tax idle stock while you’re at it. 1% per share, per current price, per quarter.

Oh yeah that’s right. I forgot about Buy, Borrow, Die.

I agree, though I’d have to do something thinking about the exact right way to implement a tax on that kind of behavior.