Timeline for If all taxes were replaced with a Land Tax, would this deliver a fairer society and improve the economy?
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| 14 hours ago | comment | added | Mary | Also the poor will pay land tax because they have to live somewhere, and the land's owner will charge them enough to cover it. | |
| Mar 18, 2025 at 17:46 | comment | added | Romogi | One thing that I didn't see stated explicitly, is that value is subjective and it is hard to tax land that way. Evilsnacks' answer eluded to it a bit. Also, a problem with land tax, is the creative individual or independent scholar. If a person could have enough property to subsist and not work for someone else, they can spend time on their own research or artistic pursuits. But a land tax would mean that eventually they would have to work in a capitalist system to keep the land. | |
| Nov 4, 2020 at 2:49 | comment | added | NomadMaker | The problem is that some poor people own property. For example, some people buy a house when they have a decent income and expect to retire in it. However, if retirement doesn't bring with it a large enough income and land-taxes rise, then people may be forced to leave their homes. This happened in California. | |
| Nov 2, 2020 at 22:59 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | I often point out that 'Fair' is a four-letter word and an F-word, and should be treated accordingly. | |
| Nov 2, 2020 at 19:34 | answer | added | Daron | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 24, 2018 at 18:00 | history | edited | kingledion |
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| Sep 9, 2017 at 23:53 | comment | added | JBH | "Fair" is in the eye of the beholder. If the wealthiest man in a city never uses a public street, is it fair to tax him for the roads? The reality is a city needs X amount of money to operate and how they get it eventually hurts the middle class most of all (regardless how the tax manifests). Besides, the poor use police, fire, hospital, etc. just like everyone else. "Fair" is that they pay their share for common services regardless how much money they make. This, among many other things, is why taxes take many forms. "Fair" is in the eye of the beholder. | |
| Oct 16, 2016 at 22:21 | answer | added | Alecto | timeline score: 4 | |
| Oct 16, 2016 at 20:48 | answer | added | EvilSnack | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 19:00 | answer | added | jamesqf | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 10:56 | comment | added | Azuaron | I was not the one who voted to close, but this question certainly has the smell of "I want to know about this thing in the real-world" instead of "I'm worldbuilding and want to know how this thing affects my world." | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 10:17 | answer | added | MichaelS | timeline score: 13 | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 4:47 | answer | added | Shadow1024 | timeline score: 6 | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 4:26 | answer | added | Thucydides | timeline score: 7 | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 4:19 | answer | added | Cort Ammon | timeline score: 5 | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 3:31 | comment | added | Frostfyre | Also, welcome to the site, Caustix. | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 3:31 | comment | added | Frostfyre | To whomever voted to close as off-topic, would you please explain your vote? I fail to see how this is off-topic. | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 2:53 | answer | added | Shalvenay | timeline score: 3 | |
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