Newfoundland is an especially interesting case because when Canada was formed, Newfoundland stayed British until 1949. The Newfoundland Act of 1949, which...
Or what if our great earth mother decides to take back some of the land as she has demonstrated herself capable of this week. To me nothing better illustrates...
... What is shared is rent, not possession of land. We should stop saying "common ownership of land," which is confusing. Also, land rent is not truly...
... The owner of the mine would pay the economic rent to the collecting agency. The economic rent of mining is the residual after paying the normal costs of...
... Site value tax is a rule of ownership. If the tax is not paid, the ownership is voided. Those who have vast land holdings could not do so if they had to...
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Paul Metz
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Jan 2, 2005 1:00 pm
Fred, Interesting idea to fractionate all regions of the world in their selfinterest. Do you believe Newfoundland should also secede from the NAFTA trade union...
Chris asked me to send this response as he does not seem able to post to the list: ... Picking up on the Public Services thread, I believe that there is in ...
I harbour an ambition, a bit like those of the SIMPOL (Simultaneous Policy - www.simpol.net I think) advocates, that we could have a fantastic globally...
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Wetzel Dave
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Jan 5, 2005 8:16 am
By removing the State from the ownership of land on behalf of ALL the people of Ireland ........... ........you will be giving ownership of this beautiful isle...
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Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 5, 2005 8:17 am
Timothy Carter wrote: "Banks can and do lend out approx 10x deposits using fiat money by creating deposits in the form of consumer [or producer] credit. The...
There are models whereby large landlords can accomplish what Chris Cook alludes to below, which is to set up proprietary rent-funded communities. Such...
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Paul Metz
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Jan 7, 2005 7:37 am
In my view the interesting and attractive thing of LVT is that the ownwership of land is completely irrelevant. That makes it the cheapest way to recover the...
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Paul Metz
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Jan 7, 2005 2:00 pm
As this news shows, irritation on land speculation and lack of sharing the revenues is in discusion, especially in developing countries. It would be solved by...
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Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 8, 2005 7:21 am
Cheers Tara. Many tks for replying. I don't envy your position - it sounds like an uphill struggle! However, one does not need to be an "expert" to consider...
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Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 8, 2005 7:21 am
Not sure Damantoro - but I'll ask others if they can help. Happy New Year Dave Dave Wetzel; Vice-Chair; Transport for London. Windsor House. 42-50 Victoria...
Subject: Experience Paris with ULI at our Annual Europe Conference (19-20 January) Wondering what is going on in the global property market and how it will ...
Ed Dodson responding... Tory Damantoro wrote: Dear Dave Is there any comprehensive reference about LVT implementation in developing country. You know.. land...
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Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 11, 2005 4:26 pm
... From: Emer EOS [mailto:emer@...] Sent: 06 January 2005 15:23 To: Wetzel Dave Subject: New Ireland's new constitution Dave, I see an extract from an...
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Tony Gosling - EVN-UK
Jan 12, 2005 5:37 pm
Dear Diggers, EVNUK - and friends - have secured £50.00 daypass entry to this £765.00 conference. Whilst £50.00 is a lot of money its a chance to meet...
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Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 13, 2005 7:16 am
From Dave Wetzel: The use of land for Superstore car parking is an opportunity cost to society. i.e. by using this land for car parking society has lost the...
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Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 13, 2005 11:18 am
... From: marksimonbrown [mailto:mark@...] Sent: 12 January 2005 16:00 To: diggers350@yahoogroups.com Subject: [diggers350] Kenya: Kimunya ultimatum to...
Ed Dodson responding... Dave forwarded an article about announcement in Kenya that landowners were notified that if they do not develop land now held idle that...
I have lived and worked in the Washington D.C area for 19 years and I visited here frequently over the previous 15 years. The DC Metro rail is now well over...
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Tony Vickers
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Jan 14, 2005 9:50 am
Kenya has LVT but it fails due to poor public administration. They simply don't send out the bills and/or collect the money! Maybe its easier to grab the land....
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Paul Metz
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Jan 14, 2005 4:09 pm
Dear colleagues, It would be very disappointing if the teachings are indeed not more readily available for interested persons and organisations in countries...
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Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 15, 2005 8:44 am
Brian I read your item from the Chartered Institute of Builders with pleasure. The more people who reiterate that a Development Land Tax (DLT) DOES NOT WORK! -...
Ed, Taiwan is a good example for Tory. You must forgive me but I’m working from memory rather than from notes, so if my dates or descriptions are a smidgen...
Hey, Joe, I live in Berwyn Heights, MD. I drove in today, and a friday morning rainy rush hour caused my ~15 mile drive to the Washington Navy Yard to take...
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Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 15, 2005 2:06 pm
Brian Again, thanks for your helpful response. I have now added the following to my article on Location Benefit Levy: DEVELOPMENT LAND TAXES The one tax to...
