What is more than a little scary is we oblige these people. Do you believe that the Communist government of 1919 informed the Russian people it wanted to control every aspect of their lives and possess everything leaving them with nothing and no hope. Do you believe when the Khmer Rouge were actively engaged in a struggle for control of Cambodia that they made it clear they were murderers and thugs who wanted to kill 2 million Cambodians and destroy everything they touched. Do you believe that Mao promised to kill over 80 million people if given the chance, control the lives of all people, take away the freedom and liberty anyone had or thought they had, or ever would have? No one starts off as a murdering psychopath. No one starts off with the intention to destroy everything their culture / society hold sacred. Even the French didn't intend on their revolution turning into the bloodbath it became for over three years. It always starts off small, to cleanse, clean, eradicate the bad, fix the wrongs, solve the problems, save the masses, help the poor.
Pete Stark is using all the right code words - to help the poor, the homeless, global warming, AIDS, child and medical care. I was waiting for 'world peace' and an end to crime, but I suppose that would be even too much for Stark. It would be a start though.
Currency tax: A way to invest in our future
By Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.)
07/20/10
The Hill
Each day, $4 trillion dollars of currency are traded. For international businesses and travelers, trading dollars for other currencies serve a legitimate purpose. However, nearly 80 percent of these transactions are undertaken by a handful of major banks. Experts agree that most of these transactions are made for purely speculative purposes.
Wealthy traders and big financial institutions make huge bets on the fluctuations in currency value, and they can make massive profits if their bets are correct. This type of speculation helped to worsen the recent financial crisis and serves no purpose other than to make a few people and institutions even richer.
Today, I introduced H.R. 5783, the Investing in Our Future Act. My legislation would simply impose a small tax — of 0.005 percent — on these currency transactions. The money raised would be put toward investments in children, global health and climate change mitigation.
For the average person or business, this small tax will hardly be noticed. But, due to the extreme speculation that takes place, it would raise significant funds. Studies estimate a worldwide 0.005 percent tax on dollar transactions would raise $28 billion a year and reduce currency speculation by 14 percent.
Here at home, the funds from this fee would be used to improve the quality and affordability of child care. This funding would provide more child care options, so working families can obtain the quality care their children need to begin school ready to learn.
Internationally, the bill would create a U.S. fund to assist developing countries with the impacts of global warming. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December, President Obama pledged to fund our country's commitment to mitigating the effects of climate change. This bill would make that promise real.
Finally, the legislation would create a Global Health Trust Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis and other diseases that kill millions of people each year in developing nations. This money will fund treatments and prevention for these diseases, as well as research aimed at eradicating them altogether.
For too long, the needs of the financial industry have trumped initiatives that will help lift people out of poverty and give children a healthy start. The Investing in Our Future Act will aid in getting our priorities back in order, and reduce financial speculation by Wall Street.
You can help — please call your Member of Congress and tell them to sign on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 5783. Find your member at http://house.gov/
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