Media Promote Global Tax as Financial Crisis Deepens

Accuracy in Media A New York Times story about a “modest” global tax mentions some of those supporting the idea but forgets an important one—the United Nations. I attended a November 30 U.N.-sponsored conference in Washington, D.C., where officials of the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) appeared on a panel endorsing the idea. The UNDP is supported by about $100 million in U.S. taxpayer money annually. The … [Read more...]