At the moment UK national public debt is about £2.7tn, for a population of about 68 million. Just under £40k per capita. If the population falls by three-quarters, and not a penny extra in real terms… (View Post)

This is an example where it makes sense for the state to pick up the tab for maternity pay so that small companies don't face lumpy costs or negative incentives when hiring. Instead companies co… (View Post)

If agricultural land only produces a marginal income then its value is low, and any tax on that value is also low. Farmers have nothing to fear from a land value tax. (View Post)

34% of agricultural land in the UK is tenanted. Reducing the value of that land, so it was easier for those farmers to buy and own the land they work, would be to their benefit. (View Post)

Why would you assume the same value per acre? That would make it an Acreage Tax, not a Land Value Tax. Completely different kettle of fish. Ideally a LVT would have the additional benefit of discoura… (View Post)