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David Chester on Land Value Taxation OverviewHaving been assocaited with the Georgists for nearly 60 years, I have had pleanty of time to consider the aims
MacrocompassionDavid Chester on Dealing with UnemploymentLand value speculation results in joblessness in three ways. 1. The speculator holds onto his site and does not use
Wyn Achenbaum on Intersecting Economies: Where the Action IsLindy, Please say more about the last sentence. When we talk about "natural opportunities," what do we mean? How might
Jacob Shwartz-Lucas on Dealing with UnemploymentHello David. Thank you for your comment. I like how you use the term "rentable value". Non-Georgists often become confused
Lindy on Intersecting Economies: Where the Action IsWell, Wyn, the first thing I'd say is that the natural opportunities -- the land, the air and oceans, the
Good Luck With That, Jeffrey Sachs
by Lindy Davies My general impression of Jeffrey Sachs is that the things he says usually make some sense; he’s well-credentialed, widely published, quoted, cited, featured, y’know, and what-all. So I was a bit surprised, yesterday, to see a steamingRead the Rest »
What the US can learn from the economic policies of Botswana
I’m here at the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference today, sharing ideas with policy makers around the world. Yesterday, I was able to pose a question to Festus Mogae, the former president of Botswana, about the country’s high taxesRead the Rest »
Curiouser and Curiouser
by Lindy Davies Readers may have noticed the recent flap over the Internal Revenue Service subjecting conservative groups to extraordinary levels of scrutiny. Mostly these are folks who call themselves Patriots, who are Taxed Enough Already! (Heavens, why would thatRead the Rest »
Have the seeds of world war III been sown? Dig out the rents before it’s too late.
Optimal Policies for Avoiding World War III. Debt, Depression and the final Crisis of Capitalism. Economic commentator Fred Harrison describes how Land Value Tax could help avert the coming crisis in capitalism & how history teaches us that world warsRead the Rest »
A TAX THAT CREATES JOBS?