Torsten Fagerholms ledare i Hbl 5 juni 2020
"Framtiden för Tobinskattens ättlingar ser tyvärr rätt blek ut. Att ge EU egna skatteinkomster vore intrång i den nationella suveräniteten – något som nu diskuteras i 500 miljarder euros skala i ett förtvivlat försök att väva silvertejp kring den krackelerande unionen. Den enda vettiga lösningen vore en äkta global överenskommelse om en finansiell transaktionsskatt. Det ter sig som politiskt dagdrömmeri. I väntan på den diplomatiska motsvarigheten till den uppfinningsrike mirakelmannen MacGyver, med schweizisk armékniv, gem, tuggummi och ett par rullar politisk silvertejp i högsta hugg..."
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