Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:48:05 +0000 (America/Los_Angeles)
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:59:15 -0700, Gene GeRue wrote:
>
> > "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.