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Can banks save the planet? http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2009/12/can_banks_save_the_planet.html

more on Barroso here EU Pushes for Global Tax http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?q=6811.5326.0.0 uropean Union leaders have called for a new global tax on financial transactions to prevent banks from taking excessive risks that could bring about another financial crisis. European...

Climate conference: 'Make bankers pay for deal' http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/climate-conference-make-bankers-pay-for-deal-1841970.html Mr Zenawi, who arrived in Copenhagen last night to represent the 53 member states of the African Union at the talks, suggested...

Gulf Daily News Global tax no remedy http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=266607

terrible oregon letter http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_1e849a94-e94b-11de-8230-001cc4c03286.html Herb Sparks suggestion that the bulk of the revenue generated by a stock transaction tax proposed by Rep. Peter DeFazio would come from small, individual...

# CBOE: Transaction Tax Hurts Chicago, Individuals 12/14/2009 The Chicago Board Options Exchange urged the Illinois Congressional Delegation to fight against a transaction tax, saying such a tax would disproportionately affect Chicago...

fantastic letter in the FT What a great letter. Anyone know how we could write this david bebbington fellow and tell him thanks? all the article lists is this David Beddington, London EC3, UK

4 letters to ed in wsj on the trans tax http://online.wsj.com/public/page/letters.html here is the first Will the Bill Discourage Speculating, Trading or Both? A recent opinion piece ("A Transaction Tax Would Hurt All Investors," by Burton G. Malkiel and George U. Sauter, Dec. 9)...

The Tobin Tax: Newsnight discussion http://debtonation.org/2009/12/the-tobin-tax-newsnight-discussion/ Only those in the u.k. can view this alas

Now’s the time for a Tobin tax | George Irvin http://worldbbnews.com/2009/12/nows-the-time-for-a-tobin-tax-george-irvin/

The Government Is About to Destroy the Market http://www.growthstockwire.com/archive/2009/dec/2009_dec_10.asp

Gordon Brown says support is growing for a global tax on finance http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/6787938/Gordon-Brown-says-support-is-growing-for-a-global-tax-on-finance.html

With regard to Germany To the earlier question of explaining Germany, you need to recall that Angela Merkel is only in power because she cottled together a colation government. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,657368,00.html The agreement on how to govern Germany over...

London Times Editorial--Not time for Tobin http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6952332.ece The main objection to a Tobin tax, however, is that it will not work. Taxes that do not work are worse than a waste of time. They have a cost, if only by diverting the...

David Prosser: Demanding more flesh from banks http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/david-prosser-demanding-more-flesh-from-banks-1838137.html If bankers thought that one of the few positive effects of the new tax charges on bonuses might be that it would mark an end to open...

paper about transaction tax and sweden http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DEC/Resources/23661_chap_11_taxation.pdf "We conclude that in most circumstances, transaction taxes can have negative effects on price discovery, volatility, and liquidity and lead to a reduction in market...

Brown in Wonderland By Andrew Hill http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70449316-e5ae-11de-b5d7-00144feab49a.html Angela Merkel’s characterisation of a tax on bankers’ bonuses as “a charming idea” makes it sound as though Gordon Brown has just proposed a sleigh-ride in the Black Forest. In...

UK Treasury: Fin Transaction Tax Needs Careful Calibration http://imarketnews.com/?q=node/5911

Wall Street or Main Street? Time for certain Dems to decide http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/9/811715/-Wall-Street-or-Main-Street-Time-for-certain-Dems-to-decide