| Subject: | Re: [socialcredit] land tax | | Date: | Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:49:11 (-0800) | | From: | Jeffery Smith <jjs @.........org>
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On Mar 9, 2006, at 5:23 AM, Triumphofthepast@aol.com wrote:
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> Right, so money being tickets to new goods and services, land-tax into
> citizen's dividend is simply a redistribution of these goods and
> services.
Actually, more like predistribution, sharing our society's surplus
before an elite or the state have a chance to misspend it.
> Like any tax.
Looking more closely, you can find several huge ways that various taxes
differ. For instance, some fall on social values, some on individual
values. Some raise prices, some lower prices. Some can be replaced by
user fees, some cant. Etc.
> That is not to say that such a redistribution might not be wise. I
> just want to clarify what you are calling for.
Hopefully, it's clearer still.
SMITH, Jeffery J., President, Forum on Geonomics
7536 SE Milwaukie Av, Portland Oregon 97202 USA
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