#OWS' AdBusters want 'Robin Hood' Tax | #OccupyUnveiled

Oct. 29th AdBusters

The Huffington Post has released an interesting article regarding new policy demands from #OWS. Coincidentally this suggestion did not come from #OWS, it came from its originators- AdBusters. Please visit the link below and read the rest of the article.


Adbusters Calls For Occupy Wall Street To Demand G20 Impose 'Robin Hood' Tax
The Huffington Post

"NEW YORK (Michelle Nichols) - An anti-capitalist group which sparked the Occupy Wall Street movement has called for global protests Saturday to demand G20 leaders impose a ``Robin Hood'' tax on financial transactions and currency trades." (Huffington Post)

"Canada-based Adbusters wants the Occupy Wall Street protest movement against economic inequality to take to the streets to call for a 1 percent tax on such deals ahead of a Nov. 3-4 summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in France." (Huffington Post)
  

This is an interesting proposal from AdBusters, what are your thoughts? Do you agree with this proposal? What are the possible ramifications (if any)? Here's what AdBusters wrote on their site about the "Robin Hood" Tax:

"Let's send them a clear message: We want you to slow down some of that $1.3 trillion easy money that's sloshing around the global casino each day -- enough cash to fund every social program and environmental initiative in the world,'' (AdBusters)

On that note, let's examine an early statement and a recent statement regarding #OWS by AdBusters:

Adbusters , 30 Sep 2011

"#OCCUPYWALLSTREET is thundering across America, threatening to morph into a full fledged national movement. Channeling the nonviolence of the Egyptian Tahrir Square uprising and the bottom-up collective decision making of the Spanish acampadas, we vow to end the monied corruption of our democracy." (AdBusters)

 Adbusters , 17 Oct 2011

"As the movement matures, let's consider a response to our critics. Let's occupy the core of our global system. Let's dethrone the greed that defines this new century,'' (AdBusters) 

"On October 29, on the eve of the G20 Leaders Summit in France, let's the people of the world rise up and demand that our G20 leaders immediately impose a 1% #ROBINHOOD tax on all financial transactions and currency trades." (AdBusters)

Stay tuned for Oct. 29th.


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