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| Topic | ITT, you (attempt to) explain why taxation isn't theft... |
| Balrog0 01/11/18 12:14:16 AM #46: | Mike_Stanton posted... It's "economic rent." The only reason it's called a "tax" is because the government happens to be the recipient. If we go by what's actually happening with a land value tax, it's just an entity who owns some space making it available to whomever is willing to pay. Essentially the government is just another realtor in that whole process. I don't get why property taxes or sales taxes wouldn't also be justified by similar criteria, though I prefer the LVT to both personally --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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