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History’s Lessons – Terry Dwyer
The Australian Mr Michael Janda’s advocacy of land value taxation as a means of lowering the tax burden on both workers and entrepreneurs is well advised. As Adam Smith recognized, there are only three factors of production - land, labour and capital - and only one of...
Housing Affordability – The Other Side of the Debate
The real issue forcing land prices up are the huge economic rents available to land speculators. With Jeff Kennett's move away from Site Value rating to Capital Improved Value (CIV) rating, land speculators can purchase land, sit on it and wait for the property to...
Market Forces Can Help Unions
Yesterdays' IR rally saw a call to action for workers to maintain the rage. However many AWA’s Beazley threatens to tear up, fundamental economic laws still need to be addressed. Prosper Australia today called on Government to curb land speculation to more effectively...
Land Based Wealth An Illusion
The Age Dear editor, Alan Moran (The Age, August 3, "Land-based wealth an illusion") has it partially right. He correctly claims that inflationary pressures provide the impetus for interest rate pressures. He also correctly claims that there is a disparity between...
Victorians Risk Losing Homes
Dear Editor, So now we discover the effects of reducing state land tax and councils moving away from site rental value for rates to capital improved value ("Victorians Risk Losing Homes", Herald Sun, July 17). Deriving public finances from the productive activities of...
Land Hoarders Hurt Land Supply
Land Hoarding the Real Threat to Housing Affordability It is govt fiscal policy at all levels rather than land supply issues that are leading to the housing crisis. “The reductions in Land Tax at a State level and moves away from Site Rental to Capital Improved Value...
Land Tax Changes Shameful
Land Tax Changes "Shameful" Proposed cuts to Victoria's land taxes will be vigorously opposed by an economics lobby group who plan to target both the government and opposition in marginal seats on the issue. Spokesperson for Prosper Australia, Mr. Lev Lafayette, said...
Taxation Vs Privacy
If you own a piece of land, the State government wants to know. Why? Because you expect the government to enforce your exclusive right to occupy or let that land. Moreover, as the total supply of land is fixed, it is a matter of public interest that you are depriving...
Critique of the Debits Tax and Turnover Tax
By Gavin R. Putland It has been claimed that all Federal taxes, which together amount to more than 25 percent of GDP, could be replaced by a 2 percent turnover tax. How so? Because the low tax rate would be applied many times on the way to the consumer, so that the...
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