Politicians have given most of their attention to taxing financial transactions -- the so-called Tobin tax, named for the Nobel laureate economist James Tobin, who proposed taxing spot currency conversions to discourage speculation.
The administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, which pursued the legal fight to tax name-brand cigarettes sold on reservations, asserts that New York has the right to tax Indian-made cigarettes sold to non-Indians.
The Tobin Tax, named after the American economist who first suggested the idea, is now rebranded the Robin Hood tax.
He proposes a new "Buffett" tax, named after the billionaire investor who has protested against the injustice of paying a lower tax rate than his secretary.
And that's why a majority of them support some form of Pigovian tax, named after Arthur Pigou, the early-20th-century British economist.
In addition, there were calls for a currency transaction tax, named after Nobel Laureate James Tobin's proposal, from many civil society nongovernmental organizations as well as some governments.
Among other things, he proposes a "Tahrir tax," named after the central square at the center of the Egyptian uprising, that would require Egyptians with more than about $900,000 to pay 10 percent of their net worth in one lump sum.
Over the weekend, Obama's Republican critics blasted his plans to increase taxes on those earning over $1m – the so-called "Buffett tax" named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, a frequent critic of the low taxes paid by the rich.
Obama is set to reveal details of the so-called "Buffett tax" – named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who has repeatedly called for the rich to pay higher taxes – on Monday.
