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    The EU's decision to push ahead with the financial transaction tax with support from only 11 countries, including France, Germany and Spain, triggered diverse viewpoints on Twitter.
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    3. Those who believe in capitalism/free markets see the financial transaction tax as a move to impose socialistic policies of France on other countries.

    Dear #EU, your #FinancialTransactionsTax will end civilisation as we know it. Yours sincerely, the Usual Suspects bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-1…

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