You will find that lenders and investors are unlikely to give you the capital needed if your plan isn't to make any money. (View Post)

I don't think that's true: the cost of renting the land is set by supply and demand. A tax on the ultimate owner doesn't affect that. And there's tonnes of economic literature tha… (View Post)

The government has obligations, and it needs to raise funds to pay for them. Now, we can argue about what the extent of the State should be, but that's a discussion for another time. And it'… (View Post)

Which -as I'm sure you're alluding to- is the argument for taxing land. It's much harder to hide land than other assets, and if you tax the land directly you also avoid the situation w… (View Post)

Which makes much more sense, if you think about it. (View Post)