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2010-11-09 Economy

G20 leaders stress "Robin Hood Tax" on banks as fair, productive

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Posted by Fred 2010-11-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The robber always thinks a stick-up is fair.

Posted by mojo 2010-11-09 01:23|| 2010-11-09 01:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Lets start by taxing all fund transfers from Soodia to their "friends" in Washington & EU capitals.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-11-09 02:18|| 2010-11-09 02:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually I could be convinced to support a hundred percent tax [ie matching funds] of all political contributions made by banks, financial institutions, and the top three management layers thereof. Since they got their sock puppets to use the public treasury to bail them out, they might as well be tagged for something back.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-11-09 07:46|| 2010-11-09 07:46|| Front Page Top

#4 A "Robin Hood Tax" huh? You know, considering Robin Hood stole from tax collectors that just might be one of those oxymoron thingies.

Posted by DepotGuy 2010-11-09 08:48|| 2010-11-09 08:48|| Front Page Top

#5 I knew a robber once who said "The way I see it, they owed me that money!"

The image has stayed with me for years. I guess there were too many honest people in my youth to understand.

Posted by Fred 2010-11-09 09:03|| 2010-11-09 09:03|| Front Page Top

#6 good idea! Let's make production of wealth and employment more expensive

/Barack "I'm a communist, not a Kenyan" Obama

Posted by Frank G 2010-11-09 09:39|| 2010-11-09 09:39|| Front Page Top

#7 The bank that received bailouts yet doesn't modify any loans and work with homeowners needs this tax.

Posted by Uleger Barnsmell4617 2010-11-09 10:12|| 2010-11-09 10:12|| Front Page Top

#8 More worthless ideas from a worthless organization.

Shit in = Shit out

Posted by DarthVader 2010-11-09 11:44|| 2010-11-09 11:44|| Front Page Top

#9 As near as I can tell, this 'Robin Hood Tax' idea is not coming from G20 leaders: it is coming from the various hard-left/watermelon pressure groups and addressed TO the G20.

A reasonable response might be 'STFU/GTFO'... but I am not known for diplomatic nuance.

Posted by Free Radical 2010-11-09 12:56|| 2010-11-09 12:56|| Front Page Top

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