Financial transaction taxes aren’t really a concern for people who own stocks. Trades used to cost money before the zero-fee brokerages. An FTT will just be lik

Financial transaction taxes aren’t really a concern for people who own stocks. Trades used to cost money before the zero-fee brokerages. An FTT will just be like everyone having to pay a slightly higher fee: a little less liquidity, slightly wider spreads, not much cost if your investment strategy is shaped roughly like ‘buy SPY and then do nothing for a long time, then sell some and maybe buy some bonds’.