RootsAction is reporting:
News from France: Conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy announced this weekend that he would take the lead in introducing a Financial Transaction Tax in his country.
Referring to the tax as a “moral issue†and blaming deregulation and speculation for the global economic crisis, Sarkozy has said financial traders must “repay for the damage they have caused.â€
See also
Financial Transaction Tax Sparks Hopes That Obama Will Play Robin Hood In 2012 and
“France Prepared to Go It Alone on Robin Hood Taxâ€.
The 1% has been waging class warfare — and winning — for several decades. It’s time to restore some balance.