Showing posts with label Robin Hood Tax. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robin Hood Tax. Show all posts
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Friday, March 15, 2013
What's Not to Like? It Raises Needed Revenues and Curbs the Beasts of Wall Street | Common Dreams
What's Not to Like? It Raises Needed Revenues and Curbs the Beasts of Wall Street | Common Dreams
"Let’s get one thing straight: The United States doesn’t have a public debt problem. Net interest payments on the federal public debt are less than 1 percent of GDP [PDF], which is about as low as they have been in the post-World War II era. In the long run, projected debt problems are a result of rising health care costs – driven by the private sector – and would disappear if we were to reduce these costs to the level of other high-income countries."
"Let’s get one thing straight: The United States doesn’t have a public debt problem. Net interest payments on the federal public debt are less than 1 percent of GDP [PDF], which is about as low as they have been in the post-World War II era. In the long run, projected debt problems are a result of rising health care costs – driven by the private sector – and would disappear if we were to reduce these costs to the level of other high-income countries."
Friday, March 1, 2013
Democrats' New Plan To Tax Wall Street
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Trio Of Democrats Introduce Legislation To Tax Financial Transactions
Trio Of Democrats Introduce Legislation To Tax Financial Transactions: A trio of Democratic lawmakers today introduced legislation to institute a small tax on financial transactions, a proposal that would reduce volatility in financial markets and raise substantial revenue for the federal government. Under the plan from Sens. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), financial trades would be subject [...]/p
Monday, February 25, 2013
The Robin Hood Tax and the Banker
The Robin Hood Tax and the Banker
"A Robin Hood Tax on the banks could raise tens of billions to help protect public services, fight poverty and tackle climate change at home and abroad."
"A Robin Hood Tax on the banks could raise tens of billions to help protect public services, fight poverty and tackle climate change at home and abroad."
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Robin Hood Campaign – A Movement, and Now Legislation Too | Common Dreams
The Robin Hood Campaign – A Movement, and Now Legislation Too | Common Dreams
"For many months, nurses, healthcare, environmental, labor, consumer, faith-based and other community activists have rallied on Wall Street, at banks and legislative offices, and outside the White House and Treasury Department, saying it is time to tax Wall Street to help revive our economy and nation."
"For many months, nurses, healthcare, environmental, labor, consumer, faith-based and other community activists have rallied on Wall Street, at banks and legislative offices, and outside the White House and Treasury Department, saying it is time to tax Wall Street to help revive our economy and nation."
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