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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> "Land has a scarcity value when it is in desirable locations. That  
> value is not
> down to individual effort but derives from the community, and often  
> from schools,
> hospitals and parks provided by the public purse. Therefore, as the  
> economist
> David Ricardo explained, land has a rental value that can be taxed."

Everything has a value that can be taxed if the taxer has a socialist  
mindset.

Taxing potential income is a deterrent to private property ownership  
and to capitalism.

Down with land taxes. They deter private property ownership.

Down with income taxes. They discourage ambition and enterprise.