http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/12/sticking-a-fork-in-the-libertarian-par ty/ Bob, I think "debating society" vs. "real politics" is too much of a ...
As I noted on Mar 11 (Mary <http://more.libertarianintelligence.com/2008/03/mary-ruwart-entering-lp-rac e.html> Ruwart Entering LP Race?), it seems that Mary...
Quoth Brian Holtz" ... I would guess that with Ruwart in the race, the odds are Root 30% Ruwart 30% Kubby 20% Phillies 10% Smith 5% others 5%. ... You seem...
Geolibertarianism includes an excellent solution here. Geolibertarianism points out that in the state of nature there is always marginal but productive land...
http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/16/kubby-on-economic-stimulus/ After having listened to 10+ hours of Steve on web radio shows, I agree that he is a far...
There's just no question in the economic literature whether environmnental quality is what is called a "normal good" -- i.e., one that is demanded more as...
Each of the http://libertarianmajority.net/major-schools-of-libertarianism has its own particular "plumb line" (of varying precision). Root is arguably closer...
http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/04/01/gravel-and-root-get-scrappy-over-liber tarianism/ Tom, it sounds like you think you just proved that the most effective...
Alex, I agree with every word you wrote except one: "pure". Each side of the minarchist/anarchist divide says the other's opposition to aggression is ...
... It's more fair to have the assessments be based on current market value of a site, excluding the buildings. Professional appraisers and assessors would...
... "Current market value" is establishable by one, and only one, criterion -- what the property sells for. If it isn't sold, then any value assigned to it is...
How would financing government through land taxes affect family farms? How would private sector conservation efforts be affected by heavier land taxes? Some...
Re: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/SteveKubbyShow/2008/04/08/Steve-Kubby-Show-1 Steve, thanks for being fair to Sen. Gravel -- and for letting me dial in to the...
... Farmers would benefit, since there would be no tax on their income, no sales tax on their purchases, and no tax on the buildings and other improvements...
... Real estate professionals will tell you otherwise. Some properties sell for less than what similar nearby properties sell for, possibly because the owner...
Terry, ... A land tax (especially a flat one without exemptions for approved uses or a lower levy for less profitable uses) would cost family farms and private...
Kevin Bjornson wrote: KB) all taxes are paid by consumers in a normal business environment. The costs must be and are passed on to consumers. (KB No, tax...
No, the tax incidence imposes its burden on the LEAST sensitive party to changes in price, not the most sensitive. In your example of cigarettes, even if the...
... No. A portion of the general sales tax fall on the so-called "producer surplus", which is really land rent. With less production and fewer sales, there is...
... One can now get the hardcopy paper edition from http://www.universityreaders.com/ Enter at "Students - buy here". For the university, say it is Santa Clara...
... Why do you say a producer surplus is only "land rent"? Higher sale prices benefit almost every input to an industry, including wages from labor and profit...
Former Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia, now expected Libertarian Party Presidential candidate With Host Eric Dondero of Houston, and Co-Host Andre Traversa of...
... In a monopoly or oligopoly, some of the surplus is monopoly profit, but in competitive industries, firms make only normal profits usually, and the surplus ...
Hooray for D. Frank Robinson, Chair of the original 1972 LP Constitution and Bylaws Committee, for today posting the original Temporary LP Platform: ...
http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/04/27/mary-ruwarts-candidacy-cause-for-celeb ration Alex, Less -- all this big-tent talk just warms my heart. But when you say...
http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/04/29/the-lp-loses-a-member/ Yes, JRE, geolibertarians say the right to vote is independent of whether one is a land monopolist...
Less Antman writes <http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/04/27/open-letter-from-angela-keaton-regard ing-a-proposed-lnc-resolution/#comment-588625> : LA) I think...
