Recent content by J-Lib

I know this is an ancient thread -- but this may help. As to original written source or reporter, I can't tell you. Most Bilderberg stuff, back then, came from the pen of Jim Tucker of The Spotlight. I can say this, however. When I was writing an article on NAFTA for my college paper in 1993, I...

Apparently not enough times, since the OP brought it up again. It continues to be a topic of interest.

People who reflexively oppose the Georgist idea (as I did for years, on the quest for the mythical "allodial title" or whatever form many libertarians and constitutionalists suppose to confer the absolute, inalienable right to own unlimited land with no tax or fee) should take the time to...

My late 2cents: Yes, it is moral -- certainly more moral than other revenue devices that predominate today. Also, a device of this kind, whether employed in traditional communities under local governments, or private contractual communities, is a necessity for a functioning, free, and just economy.

humiliation vs supplying information Roy, I'm pro-LVT but generally my position is that people are persuaded via dialogue, not via attacking and gloating.

Ahh, huge land & resource giveaways to crony corporations! That's the stuff America is made of. That's the stuff LVR is meant to stop. Average Joe does not benefit from the status quo. BigCronyCo, Inc. and "Speculators 'R' Us" are the prime beneficiaries. See "The Menace of Privilege" p.37...

A LVT (I call it Land Value Revenue, LVR -- a powerful "lever" for prosperity) is a tax on wealth that the owner did not create. This would be sufficient. You don't want to tax wealth that a person did create.

It's a user fee, not a "tax" -- Which is one reason why I'm for it! Dr. Paul has said that he wants to abolish income tax, the IRS, and all the invasion of privacy and liberty connected to income taxation. He also says, rightly, that the so-called FairTax is still a sales tax and therefore...