Ken Zinn on the Robin Hood Tax

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This week we have two very honorable guests to share with you. We promised them we would not tarnish their stellar reputations so they agreed. First, Ken Zinn the D.C. based Political Director for National Nurses United then retired army nurse captain, Vietnam war veteran and founder of the Women’s Vietnam Memorial, Diane Carlson Evans.

Ken talks with us about the recent announcement from the European Nations that 11 countries have signed on to a “financial transaction”tax, aka the Robin Hood Tax. The tax will raise billions of dollars by taxing financial transactions .50 per $100. Nurses in the U.S. have been on the leading edge of this concept and are making some headway here at home. Keep an open mind. If you listen to the simple details you might agree this is a very fair and doable measure.

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  That Tax hits NURSES PENSION FUNDS, IRA’s, AND 401K’s. Even just holding mutual funds will now subject Nurse’s retirement to NEW TAXES as the funds need to buy & sell stocks within the fund to keep it operating & those fees will be added to the fund fees paid for in all retirement accounts. That tax doesn’t hit Wall Street banks. Wall Street banks are halting their trading due to Dodd Frank Regulations. Do nurses want their retirement accounts hit with new taxes???? Do you want less in retirement??? Heck no.