Blog: Policy
In a major win for nations committed to blunting austerity and to raising revenue, 11 European nations – two more than the nine minimum needed to form an official European Union agreement – agreed in principle today to press for enactment of a sales tax on financial speculation. An EU parliamentary vote is forthcoming on the measure many see as a critical breakthrough in turning around ailing economies and getting resources to communities in...
“Supporting the RHT is a 'no brainer,’” said Rep. Danny Davis, as he donned a Robin Hood hat.
Main Street is still waiting to be paid back. That was the message delivered on October 2 to Congressional districts up and down California, in Massachusetts, New York City, throughout Metro Chicago, in Las Vegas, San Antonio and in Burnsville, Minnesota, too.
“The Inclusive Prosperity Act,...
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.Robin Tax campaigners rally in New York City on September 17, 2012. (Photo: NNU)
Now it’s no longer just a movement. It’s also legislation, H.R...
HR-6411: To Tax Wall Street; Real Revenue for Critical National, International Needs
New York – The U.S. Robin Hood Tax Campaign today applauded the introduction in Congress of a bill that would impose a tax on Wall Street speculation. Introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison, HR 6411, the Inclusive Prosperity Act, would raise up to $350 billion in annual revenues that would be used to breathe new life into Main Street communities across...
