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I'm less worried about the economic aspects (western countries can afford this) than the social ones, namely the new forms of resentment this will encourage whe
by flashman 10y ago
I'm less worried about the economic aspects (western countries can afford this) than the social ones, namely the new forms of resentment this will encourage when taxpayers see all the things 'their' money is buying people.
- notduncansmith 10y agoThe key is to culturally shift from a scarcity-rooted value system to an abundance-roots one. Call it "The New American Dream".
- caseywoolley 10y agoAs long as there are greedy people and a limited supply of earth and its resources there will always need to be an accounting system for it. But that's not to say the system can't be improved. A full land-value tax would give the inherent value of land and natural resources back to the public and compensate those who use less of our limited resources from those who use too much.