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Old 02-01-2007, 04:54 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tristanrobin View Post
so, the 5% of the wealthiest people in the world just takes care of everything for the other 95%? I mean, the vast overwhelming majority of people who live in Manhattan do NOT own property.
Sorry, I misread you in my last post.

But yes, Donald trump would pay most of the tax. He's the greatest theft of all.

Also, once you look at the economics, you would see that a land tax would break up land monopoly and result in a redistribution of land in a way that would look more equitable within an urban city.