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Does Georgism work? Five years later

514 points · 522 comments · silveraxe93

  1. skew-aberration · · focus · HN ↗
    I think LVT does have a history in US, e.g Pittsburgh.

    Also Georgism is 100% LVT -> A land tax alone has been the recommendation of many economists before and after George - From Smith, Riccardo, Mill to Friedman. Across classical, neoclassical, Keynesian, Austrian schools. If there's one thing economists can agree on, it's that land tax is better than income tax.

    1. jdjdndndbd · · focus · HN ↗
      Random thought, would be it be good to extend land tax to use of all common public goods. E.g. radio frequencies, mining, water, CO2 pollution. Things you own, licensed or consume that take from the common good. Obviously this need constant tweaking E.g. as new tech makes different things valuable.
      1. larsiusprime · · focus · HN ↗
        This is Norway&#x27;s approach with Hydropower and Petroleum: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.landeconomics.org&#x2F;p&#x2F;book-review-the-natural-dividend" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.landeconomics.org&#x2F;p&#x2F;book-review-the-natural-div...
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