----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Perelman" <michael at ecst.csuchico.edu> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Georgism on the left
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> Because putting higher taxes on land -- and they have to be higher to
> replace other taxes -- will force inexpensive land to be used more
> intensively.
Are you implicitly assuming that the goal is to replace *all* taxes with land taxes?
Furthermore, a tax *is* paid fully on the land. It's paid to the landlord...
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 08:15:52PM -0500, Stephen Fromm wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Perelman" <michael at ecst.csuchico.edu>
> > To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Georgism on the left
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> >
> > > It encourages sprawl.
> >
> > How does Georgist land value taxation encourage sprawl?
> >
> > On the contrary...
> >
> > I realize that perhaps people would move away from regions of high
taxation,
> > but then they'd be stripped of any ability to profit from realized
capital
> > gains down the road.
> >
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