joining me now to talk more about that rally and financial transaction tax is gene
ross an acute care nurse and co president of national nurses united jean great to
have you back with us thank you for being here glad to be here so tell us about the
inclusive prosperity act what is this well it's
a very very small financial transaction tax on buying and selling. the
constant churning those taxes that are on those trades that are done over the
computer on wall street and it's meant to bring in up to three hundred fifty
billion dollars per year and yet out of money so how he says are very very small
tax how small is that point five percent point half of one percent and yes we've
had
a similar attacks over the years years ago i think it stopped. in one nine hundred
sixty six it was called the tobin tax and it did the same thing and it worked very
very well so we do know that it can be. doubled by thirty five and i think we
started for the eight hundred ninety eight by what's his name to...