What Tax Is Named After A Legendary Hero And Might Just Save Our Country?

The Robin Hood Tax would be less than half of 1% on Wall Street trades, and it could raise hundreds of billions of dollars a year. It has some serious support from celebrity activists like Tom Morello, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Martin. The real question is why there isn’t more wearing of tights, shooting of…

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Jul 10, 2012

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