tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16362348.post8220880739609914286..comments2023-10-10T07:56:40.980-07:00Comments on Qwertisms: Oh, there's work.Qwertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595705428290721343noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16362348.post-1673465733730696042016-02-21T23:53:11.454-08:002016-02-21T23:53:11.454-08:00XKCD fans are always welcome here... but I'm n...XKCD fans are always welcome here... but I'm not following. Superficially, at least, you seem to be suggesting (1) farmers, as the greatest landowners, should pay for most of the government's operations, and that (2) no matter how rich you or your company is, you shouldn't have to pay any taxes as long as you rent your land from someone else.Qwertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595705428290721343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16362348.post-64627457671929301962016-02-20T12:31:28.894-08:002016-02-20T12:31:28.894-08:00I arrived via convoluted route (this cartoon seems...I arrived via convoluted route (this cartoon seems apropos: http://www.cyberlawcentre.org/unlocking-ip/blog/uploaded_images/the_problem_with_wikipedia-738907.png), from frequency analysis to the ASET keyboard to this.<br /><br />Anyway, I just wanted to agree that there is work out there, and mention that the 19th century political economist Henry George had a rather elegant solution for increasing employment. Specifically, by removing the erroneous economic conflation of land (in the sense of all naturally occurring resources whose supply is inherently fixed) and capital, and moving all taxes onto the former. Snarfangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379428975956016920noreply@blogger.com