Has there been a thread on the Tobin Tax?

only if the banks can figure out a way of passing it on to their customers (plus of course 30% for their trouble in collecting it)

I went to see the London leg of Mark Thomas' "The Manifesto' tour recently, and the Tobin Tax was the night's adopted policy.

A great idea.

All of the legs of that tour seem to be in London. I do wish the excellent Mr Thomas would bring his message up north occasionally.

The Tobin Tax is a brilliant idea, which is probably why bankers and governments are so cautious about it. GB hinted his approval at the weekend, but there's no sign of moving towards implementation.

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The tax was originally proposed in 1971 by Nobel Prize-winning economist James Tobin as a means of reducing speculation in global markets ,according to the DailyTelegraph .