(Any unattributed statements are my opinions.) ... Yes. Price inflation is often described as "too much money chasing too few goods." To the extent that this...
What's the worst that could happen if all debts were wiped out? Complete repudiation of all public debts and private debts. Who would gain and who would...
... First of all, it would have to be a complete surprise, otherwise everybody will borrow but nobody will lend, and the economy would collapse. It is almost...
... Sounds good to me! ... And cellular democracy, let's not forget! Compared with a world in which so much is owed by so many so so few, it is very tempting...
I mis-wrote. I meant tariffs on alcohol. Harry ******************************* Harry Pollard Henry George School of Los Angeles Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 (818)...
... Exactly. A piece of paper (check) would merely have been another way to effect the same end: transferring money from my bank account to the vendor's. ... ...
It should go without saying that what I write below is my opinion. ... If you are saying that the only options are invalidating all debts and perpetuating the...
... So you don't know the difference between a law and a formula? ... That's not a formula; it's just a statement of tendency. A formula would be that lowering...
... would be that lowering the price by X would increase demand by Y, with various constants and mathematical relationships in between. < That's a different...
Gentlemen, Probably, Roy's thinking comes from viewing 'Rent' as a tax, or something that is paid to someone. In fact it is a value that measures the worth of...
... Although it is not a tax, it is something that is paid to someone. ... I would echo the distinction between personal utility and market value that was made...
I almost forgot. What I wrote below was my opinion. I'm hoping some day that people will realize that this is alway the case (except for those who declare...
... Restitution of prior rents is different from canceling debt. Like land rent, most debt is present flow of labor in exchange for what was not produced by...
... I think it's a huge mistake to depart from the practical definition of rent as actual flow of labor from the land use to the land owner. Lets not confuse...
... Nonetheless, it is based on past agreements. Land value tax advocates do not contemplate abrogating past agreements, but gradually shifting to an equitable...
... But opponents of land value tax immediately cry "confiscation." They claim that their land title embodies an implied agreement as to the future salable...
... Yes, and so would Greenback currency destroy the stock value of banks and their expected income from future ownership. ... It will never be answered...
A short essay by Frank Crane: http://savingcommunities.org/docs/crane.frank/fanatic.html Of course, this is in Frank Crane's opinion. He didn't say so, but I ...
... You've lost the context, Fred. There are many definitions of formulas, and you picked one that can't possibly apply. Had you not deleted the context of my...
Note that Fred changed the title to presume antipathy from mere criticism. He is doing from the right what (in my opinion) Walter does from the left. The real...
Lovers of Justice; Are you solution-focused? Especially following the scariest stock market and US administration in a long time? This past month appeared a...
... No. It comes from knowing that rent is the measure of an economic advantage. ... No, in fact it isn't. A site might be worth a great deal to the user,...
From: Dan Sullivan <pimann@...> ... This is not a statement that the market price of labor cannot be determined, but rather that it is false that the...
I recently purchased from Schalkenbach two DVD's of The Standard. They are scanned images, not digitized text. Does Ed, Wyn, or anyone else have any idea of...
