Demonstration outside congressman’s office asks for Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street
Source: WHNT
BY SHEVAUN BRYAN
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – ‘Take from the rich, and give to the poor.’
We all know the story of Robin Hood, but now the tale shares a name with a new tax on Wall Street.
Multiple groups across the country chose April 8 to show up at their local congressional offices to ask their representatives to cosponsor the bill.
A group of demonstrators with a big green sign and matching green, pointed hats gathered outside Congressman Mo Brooks’ Huntsville office to rally support.
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25 cities and NO MSM!!!
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Nurses take to streets again to push 'Robin Hood Tax': http://peoplesworld.org/nurses-take-to-streets-again-to-push-robin-hood-tax/
Robin Hood Tax Coalition to hold vigils nationwide on Wednesday: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/robin-hood-tax-coalition-hold-vigils-nationwide-wednesday
By Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota
April 7, 2015
ST. PAUL
A group of organizations advocating a “Robin Hood Tax” on Wall Street will hold vigils in St. Paul and 24 other cities Wednesday. The events, held just days after the 47th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., renew his call for action to address inequality.
The Minnesota action will be held at noon at the district office of Congresswoman Betty McCollum, 165 Western Ave. N., St. Paul. See the full list of actions.
Led by National Nurses United, which includes the Minnesota Nurses Association, the coalition also includes National People’s Action, a network of grassroots campaigns; the Moral Monday movement; and scores of economists and iconic figures, such as South African Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Economists estimate that a surcharge of 5 cents on every $10 in trades of stocks, bonds and derivatives – nicknamed the “Robin Hood Tax” – could increase revenues collected by the Treasury Department by as much as $350 billion annually, the coalition said.
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