Comment - Land Value Tax Campaign

Hvordan virker en Jordværdiskat ?

Written on 21 May 2008. Posted in Non-English.

En jordværdiskat skaffer dækning af det offentliges udgifter ved opkrævning af en årlig afgift på jordens lejeværdi. Den opkræves i stedet for – ikke oven i – de nuværende skatter. Rigtigt opkrævet støtter den en lang række samfundsøkonomiske initiativer som boligbyggeri, transport og andre infrastrukturelle investeringer. Jordværdiskatten er en financieringsmetode, der helt fra grunden...

Citizens Charter

Written on 21 May 2008. Posted in General.

The Citizen’s Stake in the Country A truly citizens’ charter would include our obligations and rights in respect of land. We think these clauses should be included: “Every citizen has equal right to the land surface of the United Kingdom, to the territorial waters about it and to the air space above it, and shall have an equal share in the natural resources thereof.” “This...

Additional arguments in favour of LVT

Written on 12 May 2008. Posted in History.

Practical Politics Issue No. 26, March 1992, was a special Issue for the General Election held on 9th. April. It sought to summarise the case for the assessment and collection of land values for public revenue purposes, in replacement of existing taxation, the policy often known as `land value taxation’ or `site value taxation’, referred to here as LVT. Here the tone is more ‘political’...

Practical Politics No.75

Written on 11 February 2008. Posted in Economics.

Practical Politics No.75 January 1998 FIRST FRUITS Last September in the devolution referendum Scots voted for a parliament in Edinburgh. It is now clear that their effort has endowed a small privileged group of landowners, with prospects of more where that came from. “Edinburgh is enjoying a boom as a result of the decision to locate the new Scottish parliament in the city.

Is Economics Moral?

Written on 5 February 2008. Posted in Religion.

Is Economics Moral? Author: Henry Law This article was originally published in the June 1999 edition of “The Month”, and appears here by permission of the Society of Jesus, 114 Mount Street, London W.1. Is economics moral or is it an objective account of a particular set of human relationships, that are subject to forces as inexorable as the force of gravity? Political Economy emerged...

Crash Course – from boom to slump

Written on 5 February 2008. Posted in Economics.

CRASH COURSE – FROM BOOM TO SLUMP Landing In Trouble, appeared in Issue No. 29, of Practical Politics, July 1992. In the previous Issue we had set out our record in predicting the troubles we saw ahead. Describes the boom / slump cycle related to property speculation. LANDING IN TROUBLE For the purposes of this analysis, we largely take the political and economic situation as we find it....

Labours Flawed Land Acts

Written on 5 February 2008. Posted in History.

Labour’s Flawed Land Acts 1947-1976 Author: V. H. Blundell Contents Introduction The 1947 Town and Country Planning Act The Land Commission The Community Land Act The Development Land Tax Summary Published by the Economic and Social Science Research Association 177 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 1ER August 1993 Introduction Since 1945, many attempts have been made by both Labour and...

A Matter of Economics

Written on 5 February 2008. Posted in Taxation.

A discussion paper critical of the use of the term ‘economic rent’ in contemporary economics. Summary Argument for the overt taxation of land value in lieu of other taxes, a live issue not so long ago, is now largely disregarded by economists, politicians and commentators. Only the capital gains realised upon betterment excite much attention. One explanation may be found in evolved...

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