"I do not propose either to purchase or to confiscate private property in land. The first would be unjust; the second, needless. Let the individuals who now hold it still retain, if they want to, possession of what they are pleased to call their land. Let them continue to call it their land. Let them buy and sell, and bequeath and devise it. We may safely leave them the shell, if we take the kernel. It is not necessary to confiscate land; it is only necessary to confiscate rent."
Henry George Keep it simple, just, and effective. Harry ******************************** Henry George School of Los Angeles Box 655 Tujunga CA 9104 818 352-4141 ******************************** -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christoph Reuss Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 5:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Futurework] Questions on the "Bit Tax" Harry wrote: > I think it could be argued that a civilized society wouldn't need taxes. One way to implement this would be to abolish private land property and revert to the commons land system. Then the community is funded by land leases (rents) and indeed doesn't need taxes. Basically, Georgism _without_ private land ownership / market! Chris _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
