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Forget U.S. Sovereignty? U.N.’s World Health Organization Eyeing Global Tax on Banking, Internet Activity

Forget U.S. Sovereignty? U.N.’s World Health Organization Eyeing Global Tax on Banking, Internet Activity

By George Russell The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering a plan to ask governments to impose a global consumer tax on such things as Internet activity or everyday financial transactions like paying bills online. Such a scheme could raise “tens of billions of dollars” on behalf of the United Nations’ public health arm from [...]

January 16 2010 | Posted in Latest Stuff, World News & Reports | Read More »