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Lenore Palladino

Lenore Palladino is an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

The Case for the Financial Transaction Tax in 2021

For years, Wall Street has been increasingly out of touch and billionaires have not helped the millions of Americans in dire need. To start, Congress should immediately pass the Wall Street Tax Act, which would tax the sort of high-speed trading that has turned the financial sector into a casino at the expense of our communities.