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by bufordsharkley 3139 days ago
1) It can fund revenue for public goods with little to no deadweight loss 2) It targets "unearned wealth" instead of earned income 3) It grows with the growth of a municipal area, allowing for public finance that scales with the demands of a growing city 4) It can efficiently be used to pay for declining cost industries within a municipality (natural monopolies such as public transit) 5) It naturally is compatible with a UBI, insofar as you're merely distributing value which is considered to be commonly owned to all