Can the EU Pass a Speculation Tax?
As EU negotiators struggle to reach the finish line on a financial transaction tax agreement, 52 industry professionals issue a joint statement in support.
The DNC’s Draft Policy Agenda Shows a Major Shift in the Financial Transactions Tax Debate
Advocates will continue to push for the tax on Wall Street that could raise billions in revenue over 10 years.
The Big Banks Can Be Beaten
Working families are turning their anger at Wall Street into action.
Wall Street Should Pay a Sales Tax, Too
Americans are used to paying sales taxes on basic goods and services, but when a Wall Street trader buys millions of dollars’ worth of stocks or derivatives, there’s no tax at all.
European Victory on Taxing Speculation
The goofy stunts weren’t the only game-changers.
[VIDEO] Why a Financial Transaction Tax?
A 0.25% tax on financial transactions could raise $150 billion a year in the United States alone.
Emerging Economies Join G20 Coalition to Tax Speculation
The struggle to tax Wall Street moved forward in Cannes.
Obama: If You Can’t Lead Then Get Out of the Way
Major U.S. environment, development and faith groups call on President Obama not to block European countries’ progress toward a financial speculation tax at the G-20 Summit.
Gates Backs the Wall Street Tax at the G20 Summit
The 99 percent and the 0.001 percent agree on something, but the Obama administration is holding out.
Tax Wall Street to Heal America
The nation’s nurses are calling for a tax on financial transactions to begin raising the revenue needed to fix the nation’s growing social crisis.
Taxing the Wall Street Casino Fact Sheet
Governments around the world are struggling to deal with the crushing problems of joblessness, poverty, and climate change. A financial speculation tax is the best option on the table to raise the massive revenues needed to address these urgent needs.
Cut Wall Street Down to Size With a Financial Speculation Tax
A financial speculation tax might not have stopped those greed-crazed fools, but at least Uncle Sam would’ve taken in about $1.1 billion on the deals.
Financial Transaction Taxes and the Global South
This downloadable pdf fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about the implications for the developing world of taxing financial speculation.
Meeting Needs of Developing Countries: The Role of Innovative Financing
Around the world, entities ranging from governments to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to the private sector have been giving more serious consideration than ever before to alternative financing mechanisms for development, climate change, education and other needs. IPS Global Economy project Director Sarah Anderson will speak on financial transactions taxes at this forum on innovative financing.
Taxes and the Common Good
It’s time to reform our tax system — to quit rewarding obscene wealth, Wall Street gambling, and corporate polluters.