TOBIN TAX

Our mission is to increase citizen awareness of the need for international public revenue and expenditures, so that worthy projects to alleviate poverty and reverse environmental degradation may be enacted. We do this by focusing attention on various innovative concepts for generation of revenue through international cooperation: concepts such as the Tobin Tax. We also engage in research and encourage citizen policy formation and participation. We oversee the work of the Tobin Tax Initiative-USA (see above)... Our goal is to increase a national dialogue on the Tobin Tax proposal by raising awareness and education among grassroots organizations, opinion leaders, and policymakers in the United States. TTI-USA also acts in solidarity and cooperation with international efforts to get Tobin-style taxes adopted around the world... Since the Tobin Tax Initiative began in spring 1998, we have worked to build networks and coalitions as well as to educate and outreach. By March 1999, we were..

Primary location: Arcata United States