KB - think a bit harder.  $200 worth of sales is the amount of food sold by the server.  The server then has to give the restaurant $206 back - $200 for the food and $6 to share with others.  If they got (generous) 20% tips, that means the server gets to take home $34.  Most people eating at the restaurants named in th...more

Since 90% of trades are cancelled.  Charge a high fee for any cancelled trade.  This would stop this process quickly, but also fund better enforcement efforts.

Zug, Check your facts. A subsidy is when others who do not directly benefit share in the cost with those that do.  In this case, it is the COMPANY that is paying for the benefit, and now they have to pay taxes on it too.  That cost is eating at their profits or being passed on to those who buy their products or service...more

There are two sides to everything.  I remember when banks only charged one fee PER DAY you were overdrawn.  But, of course, since that was an inexpensive loan, LOTS of people took advantage of it, so banks had to change to something more punitive.  $35 for each overdraft item in a culture where people whip out a debit ...more