I can debate all day long about this but its just not worth it. My political opinion is based off my personal beliefs, values, research, education, etc. I would suspect yours are the same. Our argument would be like debating where does space end? Because no matter what you say my opinion won't be swayed. On to tax rates wall street traders actually pay the same tax as you an I, we are all taxed by the federal income standards set in place. Your argument would be against long term capital gains taxes which if you invest in the stock market or capital markets you could take advantage of these lower tax rates on long term capital investments. For credentials sake I know this since, I'm a series 7, series 3, series 66 licensed stock broker and carefully calculate these rates when considering investments. As far as handouts the youtube video I added in my earlier post explains it all.