I agree that the stuff on top is more important. That is precisely why we shouldn't tax it, and only tax land. The point is that the gatekeepers who restrict a

I agree that the stuff on top is more important. That is precisely why we shouldn't tax it, and only tax land. The point is that the gatekeepers who restrict access to both nature and improvements are huge factors in why wages are lower than they should be, and why we aren't prospering as much as we ought to be. Tax people for hindering production, not for laboring or producing.