Patrick Carre
@pcarre.bsky.social
Supporter of the basic income, 4-day work week and land value tax. Anti income and sales tax.
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Reposted by Patrick Carre
The presidential candidate that lost by less than 1% in South Korea in 2022 ran on universal basic income. The conservative guy who barely won recently declared martial law. Coulda, woulda, shoulda had UBI instead.
www.ft.com/content/6fef...
www.ft.com/content/6fef...
South Korean parliament votes to block martial law
[FREE TO READ] Move is dramatic escalation of power struggle between lawmakers and the head of state
www.ft.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:25 PM
The presidential candidate that lost by less than 1% in South Korea in 2022 ran on universal basic income. The conservative guy who barely won recently declared martial law. Coulda, woulda, shoulda had UBI instead.
www.ft.com/content/6fef...
www.ft.com/content/6fef...
Reposted by Patrick Carre
Happy to see this article in the Times, but it does a poor job of actually explaining the idea. LVT should be framed as universal property tax *relief* that incentivizes building and improvement.
And oof, why that headline‽
Fun fact, Pittsburgh PA used to have a version of LVT until 1942.
And oof, why that headline‽
Fun fact, Pittsburgh PA used to have a version of LVT until 1942.
The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land
Amid a crisis in affordable housing, the century-old ideas of Henry George have gained a new currency.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2023 at 2:27 PM
Happy to see this article in the Times, but it does a poor job of actually explaining the idea. LVT should be framed as universal property tax *relief* that incentivizes building and improvement.
And oof, why that headline‽
Fun fact, Pittsburgh PA used to have a version of LVT until 1942.
And oof, why that headline‽
Fun fact, Pittsburgh PA used to have a version of LVT until 1942.