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  • From: sanrico AT highdesert.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Land tax overdue?
  • Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:48:05 +0000 (America/Los_Angeles)

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:59:15 -0700, Gene GeRue wrote:

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> > "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."
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> Everything has a value that can be taxed if the taxer has a socialist
> mindset.
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> Taxing potential income is a deterrent to private property ownership
> and to capitalism.
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> Down with land taxes. They deter private property ownership.
>
> Down with income taxes. They discourage ambition and enterprise.

If I were to type a four-letter word here, that word would be "Amen!"
Sandy
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