tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491787538448903723.post5140059732947877900..comments2023-05-16T03:09:01.891-07:00Comments on Poor Richard's Junto - Management Consulting, and Leadership: A Better Way to TaxRyan Addishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256335895258845910noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491787538448903723.post-41205042538574922082011-07-12T14:03:29.029-07:002011-07-12T14:03:29.029-07:00Thanks Ryan. Note that transferrring GPA points ...Thanks Ryan. Note that transferrring GPA points wouldn't ultimately make the recipients more successful, because they wouldn't process the corresponding knowledge, skills, discipline,etc. Correspondingly, transferring wealth does little to really help people in the long-term. Thus the idea of teaching someone to fish rather than giving them fish, although there r times when this is appropriate as a short-term solution, especially when part of a long-term "help them help themselves" plan. As u indicated, the best solution is to incentivize desired behaviors and disincentivize undesireable behaviors. I also, don't think that non-tax payers should be able to vote. Voters living on tax payer dollars have a major conflict of interest.<br /><br />Best, MikeHumbleServanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965249238258223483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491787538448903723.post-52864018513296559942011-07-11T23:06:58.379-07:002011-07-11T23:06:58.379-07:00When I read your article what comes across to me i...When I read your article what comes across to me is sincerity. I think you are on the correct path to a common sense based tax system. Let me give some food for thought.<br /><br />A fine is a levy on doing something bad. A tax is a levy on doing something good. The founding fathers of capitalism, the French Physiocrats (originators of Laissez Faire, Laissez Passer) along with Adam Smith (who went to France and learned from the Physiocrats) provided a Tax system based on land values. Not fines nor taxes. <br /><br />They agreed when government taxes:<br /><br />1)It should bear as lightly as possible on production -- least impeding the growth of the general fund, from which taxes must be paid and the community maintained.<br /><br />2)It should be easily and cheaply collected, and it should fall as directly as possible on the ultimate payers -- taking as little as possible from the people beyond what it yields the government.<br /><br />3)It should be certain -- offering the least opportunity for abuse and corruption, and the least temptation for evasion.<br /><br />4)It should bear equally -- giving no one an advantage, nor putting another at a disadvantage.<br /><br />They reasoned a levy on land values did not harm the industry of the people. They were correct in their reasoning. There is no disincentive to the economy when revenue is based on land values. It is not a tax but a user fee. <br /><br />Land value is a wealth transfer from the community to a site location. When we pay taxes for roads, bridges, transit systems, schools, police, courts, sewers, etc. land values increase. When people are productive in the economy (silicon valley) this also adds to land values.<br /><br />The landlord provides nothing. The system we now have attacks productive human effort. What we now argue over is whose effort should pay up.The republicans want wage and sales taxes while the democrats want taxes on businesses. Both are wrong. When you tax land you do not get less land. Actually, more land is put to productive use.<br /><br />The original Articles of Confederation had land taxation. We did it then and we can do it again. If you are interested go to www.henrygeorge.org and try the various links.Singletaxonlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12113171212012440710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491787538448903723.post-16063635011776843502011-07-11T03:44:29.211-07:002011-07-11T03:44:29.211-07:00Really- nice blog created about tax ideas....
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