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by jonhohle 1309 days ago
No, I was saying the idea of using solely LVT to fund the government is exactly what feudalism was. Unless you were in the ruling class, things didn’t go too well. Why would it work now when our public servants already lord their limited power over the populous? I’d rather have a monopolist who is theoretically bound by the same rules and laws as I am own the land than an entity with an army or a monopoly on violence.