Well share trades should be taxed everywhere for the same reasons i have outlined here and why should not Australia be the first by making the rate small to start with, like they always do when they bring something new and ramp it up as time goes buy.

Is there some suggestion here that for the sole reason that no one would by shares and other financial instruments, on an Australian exchange because of the imposition of such a tax?

Paul,

All the figures I posted were from the dept of finance, and you haven't contradicted them, neither have you given any justification for Pissy water's or Syph Hansen young's huge waste of taxpayer's money. Neither have you given any example of their achievements.

The greens simply have their snouts in the trough which is filled the taxpayers and the corrupt CFMEU

And... the 'Lead Balloon' award... wait for it... I am opening the envelope now...goes to,,,, SHADOW MINISTER!

For being shot down once more in the debate by Paul1405. SM to his eternal shame, tried to present clap trap from the totally unreliable Murdoch gutter press as evidence of wrong doing by the honest and virtuous Greens. To add insult to injury the devious SM also tried to claim it all come from the Department of Finance, since when did the Dept of Finance start publishing the 'Daily Telecrap'? Shadows only source of "news"!

And the polished turd goes Paul1405, for cocking it up yet again.

The figures of Syph Hansen Young's expenditure were in many papers incl the SMH. I challenged you to give me the figure for that tramp's expenditure since becoming a parasite (senator), and I guess that you found it and realising that you were WRONG, tried a silly attempt to bluster your way out of the hole you dug for yourself.

The greens have their snouts firmly in the trough.