A return to pre-2007 levels of macroeconomic and financial stability would support growth. Unfortunately, much as FTTs are the darling of leading liberal economic commentators and Robin Hood NGOs, they are an extremely misguided approach to achieving such worthy ends.
事情要是有这么简单就好了！当然，对金融企业的利润和分红征税，理应缩小同其他经济活动的差距。过度杠杆需要得到限制。如果宏观经济和金融能恢复到2007年之前的稳定状态，确能支持经济增长。不幸的是，虽然金融交易税为自由派经济评论家和劫富济贫的NGO们所津津乐道，但要达成上述重要目标，它却是一种极端错误的手段。