Does anyone know how to find out if this issue is actually on the agenda for this weekend's g20 meeting, or does that info not come out until after the meeting? I looked at g20 website, but didn't see anything.
Also keep an eye on G20 meeting this weekend . . . . Gaurdian/Robin Hood pumping the propaganda ahead of time:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/apr/13/robin-hood-tax-economists-letter
This sitting/heart attack issue first came out the beginning of last year. Assuming there's some truth to it, you can: a) buy an adjustable-height desk and move it up and down throughout the day, or if you can't afford one, b) stand up a couple times an hour for a few minutes at time.
APRIL 5, 2011, 11:29 A.M. ET
BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Tuesday signalled growing divisions within the European Union over efforts to take a more aggressive response to the financial crisis.
The commission has sought to expand the euro area's...
Power now back to plant -- time to see if the pipes/pumps/valves work and can supply water:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/18/us-japan-quake-nuclear-idUSTRE72H6Y420110318
Today's FTT resolution is a confession letter to the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and other hold-outs that they in fact do have guinea pigs that are willing to "go it alone", and thus the hold-outs have even more incentive to not implement the tax as they sit back and monitor the results...
I was hoping the 10 minutes Jobs spent talking about an $80 leather cover would have rather been spent talking about higher screen resolution, more RAM, and a new UI, but that's just me. :confused:
Better save your bucks for the iPad 3 coming this fall . . .
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/devices/ipad-3-rumors-kick-up-in-advance-of-the-suspected-ipad-2-announcement/
French prez pumping FTT hard yet again:
Nicolas Sarkozy calls for a tax on banking industry
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23916755-nicholas-sarkozy-calls-for-a-tax-on-banking-industry.do
I think it's important to note that the EU Tax Chief is differentiating between an activities tax and a transaction tax (as indicated in bold above). Blurring the language between the two (as well as "levy", "fee", etc) has persisted in these articles since the topic started heating up a couple...