tobin tax

Gordon Brown is once again proposing that countries should impose a Peter Tobin tax for bankers in a concerted effort to reduce the effects of Global Warming. Naturally the Guardian is supportive on the imposition of such a tax on financial sector workers

So it is unclear why financiers' reluctance to pay a Tobin tax should count as a reason not to charge them. There are practical issues of implementation, but they are surmountable.

but I'm not convinced.