Poll shows strong resistance to tax on financial transactions or banks - The Hill's On The Money

Poll shows strong resistance to tax on financial transactions or banks - The Hill's On The Money: "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday released results showing 70 percent of registered voters polled oppose a new tax on financial transactions and 61 percent say a tax on financial firms would worsen economic conditions.

The Lombardo Consulting Group conducted the survey between Mar. 5 – 9 and tapped the opinion of 800 U.S. registered voters.

“Taxing financial transactions will do nothing to create jobs. It will hurt average investors, reduce savings, and make it harder for America’s job creators to recover from the economic crisis.” said David Hirschmann, president and CEO of the Chamber’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, in prepared remarks."