tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post4606813831244181576..comments2024-01-27T19:26:32.604-05:00Comments on Bubble Meter: Abolish all taxes except...Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11169148764438565562noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-12367437880726905672009-08-10T22:02:26.857-04:002009-08-10T22:02:26.857-04:00PS
My last post assumes, as the quote suggests, th...PS<br />My last post assumes, as the quote suggests, that the proposal is to tax the "unimproved" value of the land.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-11457890335177621342009-08-10T21:52:33.682-04:002009-08-10T21:52:33.682-04:00Taxing unimproved land encourages development of u...Taxing unimproved land encourages development of undeveloped land.<br />Therefore, it encourages wasteful development. Might as well pave that wetland so that it is a "developed" parking lot that is not subject to taxation. Even if such a parking lot is not economically needed, it may nonetheless be built as a tax shelter.<br />This is a conservationist's worst nightmare; it is worse than unbridled capitalism with no land use restrictions because it is a tax structure which encourages development beyond what the market will support.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-4805282204265708362009-08-04T20:44:33.716-04:002009-08-04T20:44:33.716-04:00I didn't say that land wasn't ONE way to m...I didn't say that land wasn't ONE way to make money. I was making the point that land isn't necessary to be filthy rich. Land simply isn't as important as it was historically.<br /><br />Google, Microsoft, Investment firms, etc,...they didn't need land to become extremely wealthy ...the list goes on.<br /><br />A huge cattle ranch might have as much land as Google, but the ranch earns $1,000,000 a year and Google earns $4,220,000,000.<br /><br />And you want to tax them the same?!?<br /><br />LAND /= earning potential.<br /><br />This isn't the 1800's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-56444586877658156732009-08-04T08:07:55.552-04:002009-08-04T08:07:55.552-04:00"land is no longer reflective of earning pote..."land is no longer reflective of earning potential. This isn't the 1800's.<br /><br />Next!..."<br /><br />yeah, Im sure you make a lot more than Donald Trump.<br /><br />Next!....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-83437601649846850082009-08-03T16:22:28.803-04:002009-08-03T16:22:28.803-04:00"Don't tax me, and don't tax my frien..."Don't tax me, and don't tax my friends. Instead, tax that guy over there. He's got money. Trust me."Vaxalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804809714999196066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-3623421295442293002009-08-03T10:04:58.187-04:002009-08-03T10:04:58.187-04:00land is no longer reflective of earning potential....land is no longer reflective of earning potential. This isn't the 1800's.<br /><br />Next!...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-51055205319197025592009-08-01T18:48:44.721-04:002009-08-01T18:48:44.721-04:00DC is getting ready to tax plastic bags at 5 cents...DC is getting ready to tax plastic bags at 5 cents each. Plastic bags are property, so I guess that tax is ok.kobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351473838412364000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-90073225934038248362009-08-01T07:47:15.388-04:002009-08-01T07:47:15.388-04:00Those would be great examples if the government di...Those would be great examples if the government didnt buy food from the farmers and let it rot, just so that the price of potatoes dont go down to a penny per ton.<br /><br />Big cooperation have pushed all the small farmers out too! If there was a tax on the property it would do two good things....<br /><br />1) I would make the costs for a big coorperation, who are hording land and pushing the little guys out, so high they would have to stop their practice.<br /><br />2) It would allow the little guys to own small local farms bringing back local business, local foods, and local culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-8768444825485277452009-07-31T13:08:42.613-04:002009-07-31T13:08:42.613-04:00I am agree with the first comment 100% and great e...I am agree with the first comment 100% and great examples too ! too bad it is an anonymous posterGreg Petersonhttp://www.cccostarica.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-79848525212891914322009-07-31T09:14:20.637-04:002009-07-31T09:14:20.637-04:00farmers and coal miners would pass their tax on th...farmers and coal miners would pass their tax on through their prices. There would be no slash and burn to keep prices of veggies up if farmers didnt farm so much of the stuff too. Those are pretty bad examples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13164186.post-63804305027938790952009-07-30T20:27:38.654-04:002009-07-30T20:27:38.654-04:00Property tax only is a DUMB(!) idea.
Example 1: f...Property tax only is a DUMB(!) idea.<br /><br />Example 1: farmer needs lots of land to grow food and feed people, but doesn't make much money. Wall street investor may create little if any "real" wealth, but requires next to no land to do it.<br /><br />Example 2: coal mine uses tons of land by necessity. guy who invented pet rock (or jump to conclusions mat) used no land to make his millions.<br /><br />The examples are intentionally inflammatory and or funny, but you get the idea. Property tax only has little if any logical basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com