Why call a sales tax on financial products a Robin Hood Tax? If I cut myself and buy a bandaid, I have to pay a sales tax, why should it be different if someone buys a credit default swap? (And that analogy it seems to me should be the main message.) A Robin Hood Tax would be a really substantial progressive tax on the actual assets of the wealthy I think -- not a tiny sales tax on their casino dealings in which they are aiming to make more and more money. I don't think this is accurate, useful or good messaging frankly.
Asked question to Americans Elect at Press Club -- major event: "Where do you get your money?"
No real answer. Then asked if -- has been reported -- they get their money from hedge funds that have trashed the US economy. Mostly got BS response about how big funders are loaning money.
Was about 40 min into event if someone can get transcript/vid. Thanks.
Ayanna Gregory happens to be the daughter of Dick Gregory.
"So when my dear brother Carl Dix, who I love deeply—and he’s tied to the leadership of Brother Bob Avakian, Revolutionary Communist Party—I believe in working with everyone in this regard. As a revolutionary Christian, I’m willing to work with my Jewish brothers and sisters, my communist brothers, socialists, anarchists, atheists, agnostic, prophetic Mormons, and prophetic Baptists like myself. It’s an all-inclusive movement."
One of the greatest scenes -- the end of the story is actually even better.
