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Old 02-01-2007, 05:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Trevor View Post
This is exactly why I'm in favor of the (gradual) replacement of ALL taxes with a single tax on the value of land (exempting all improvements) following the political thought of Adam Smith, Henry George, Winston Churchill, and Tom Pain.
so, Manhattanites would be about 95% tax free?!
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