http://steadystaterevolution.org/the-robin-hood-tax/ Fighting for a Sustainable World with a Steady State Economy Tue, 01 May 2012 16:16:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://steadystaterevolution.org/the-robin-hood-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Robin Hoodies - Post Growth Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:15:41 +0000 http://steadystaterevolution.org/?p=2577#comment-808 [...] featuring Sir Ben Kingsley (amongst others, if you can recognize them), a follow up to their first video featuring Bill Nighy. This is a post growth policy if there ever was [...] [...] featuring Sir Ben Kingsley (amongst others, if you can recognize them), a follow up to their first video featuring Bill Nighy. This is a post growth policy if there ever was [...]

]]> http://steadystaterevolution.org/the-robin-hood-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Thoughts on Money, Wealth and Value Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:34:22 +0000 http://steadystaterevolution.org/?p=2577#comment-725 [...] So if we create new money, either by printing it, loaning it into existence, speculative trading, or some other devilish creation of the private banking system, do we also create correlating real wealth? No. This means as we allow money to earn more money, without ever being traded for a real, valuable good or service, we are devaluing those real goods. Banks are essentially stealing real wealth by creating more phantom wealth for themselves. (All the more reason for a Robin Hood Tax) [...] [...] So if we create new money, either by printing it, loaning it into existence, speculative trading, or some other devilish creation of the private banking system, do we also create correlating real wealth? No. This means as we allow money to earn more money, without ever being traded for a real, valuable good or service, we are devaluing those real goods. Banks are essentially stealing real wealth by creating more phantom wealth for themselves. (All the more reason for a Robin Hood Tax) [...]

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