The Robin Hood Tax and the Banker

Crooks and Liars writes, 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. This tax has gathered support from dozens of countries, including Germany, France, South Africa and Brazil. Bill Gates, Archbishop Rowan Williams, the Vatican and 1,000 economists have added their support. Yet the U.K. Government is continuing to resist this growing international pressure to introduce a Robin Hood Tax. It’s simple: the financial crisis and the recession have left a massive hole in the U.K.’s public finances. Jobs and public…

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