Robin Hood

I’m no economist, but the Robin Hood Tax seems like a good idea. I would like to understand it further though. It seems to be a rebrand of the Tobin Tax (they are the same thing, right?).

Instead of a website telling me only why it is a good idea, I want a place that gives these things balanced views. It made me think of Debategraph - a site that attempts to make the best arguments on all sides of any public debate freely available to all and then continuously open to challenge and improvement by all. A sort of open debating forum. But it surely failed me… as it claims that a relevant issue on this matter is ‘Paris Hilton for president’. Surely not where we need to turn on a debate on Tobin Tax. Interesting though.

So I think it’s back to newspapers, magazines, journals and dinner tables. I bet the financial times have written some good pieces on it. And perhaps James Tobin, the chap who came up with the idea back in 1972. Please send me any insights you have.

And if you came here for music. Another good idea, was the song Robin Hood by Ocean Colour Scene.