Kiwis look at Land Tax on foreigners

by | Apr 27, 2016 | Commentary

Following the move by the Victorian government to increase taxes on foreign investors in real estate, the New Zealand government is considering it. We do note this type of piecemeal reform arouses concern at its discriminatory nature, distilling the people’s...

Launch reform

by | Apr 19, 2016 | Commentary

The move towards Land Tax reform continues with two supportive papers out in the last few days. Launch Housing has a proposal to fund domestic violence programs out of a vacant housing tax. This was inspired by recommendations from the Royal Commission into Domestic...

If We’re Going to Pay Tax

by | Apr 15, 2016 | Multimedia

“If we’re going to have to pay tax we should pay tax in the most efficient, the most reasonable and most equitable way.” So said Fairfax journalist Michael Pascoe on this week’s Renegade Economists radio show. Transcript Karl Fitzgerald: This week...

HG Wells – feudal critique

by | Apr 11, 2016 | History

By Karl Williams As part of the Geoists in History series: Key quotes: “The World State in this ideal presents itself as the sole landowner of the earth, with the great local governments I have adumbrated, the local municipalities, holding, as it were, feudally under...

Homeless Protest Tax Incentives for Hoarding

by | Apr 8, 2016 | Commentary

Today we featured in the Guardian article by Van Badham: Meet the homeless protesters who are taking on tax breaks for the rich. It has people talking – 236 shares and 208 comments in just a few hours. Badham writes: Word of this betrayal travelled through...