[GJM] The Observer: Revealed: how Jersey woos tax avoiders

[Thomas Greco -- CIRC2]

Well stated, Chris.
Tom

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From: "chris cook" <cojock at hotmail.com>
To: "Thomas Greco -- CIRC2" <discussion at globaljusticemovement.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 01:36 AM
Subject: Re: [GJM] The Observer: Revealed: how Jersey woos tax avoiders


> Correct,Tom.
>
> And specifically the privilege of "Property" in "Commons" such as Land and
Knowledge. Also. the privilege of Limited Liability.
>
> The "Single Tax" is based upon the fairly clear principle that those who
have exclusive private use of a "Commons" should compensate those they
exclude.
>
> What I am observing is the possibility for new forms of "Property" in
productive assets, "Property" being not an Object, but a bundle of rights of
"ownership" and "use" - ie the relationship between the Individual and the
asset.
>
> The outcome is the ability to put "Commons" assets into trust and for the
financiers and the users of those assets to share the flows of "money's
worth" (such as property rentals) that flow from those assets.
>
> The outcome is not so much a "Tax" as a "Commons Rental" collected and
redistributed as a Community Dividend to all.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Chris Cook
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> > From: circ2 at mindspring.com
> > To: discussion at globaljusticemovement.net
> > Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:34:49 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [GJM] The Observer: Revealed: how Jersey woos tax avoiders
> >
> > The problem of course is that taxes are levied on the wrong things.
> >
> > Taxes should be eliminated in favor of fees levied on privileges. Henry
> > George articulated this in regard to the ownership of land and proposed
the
> > "single tax" on land sites, not on improvements. That concept needs to
be
> > extended to all privileges, not just land ownership.
> >
> > Thomas Greco
> >
> > Thomas H. Greco, Jr.
> > P. O. Box 42663, Tucson, Arizona 85733
> > 520-795-8930
> > thg at mindspring.com
> > www.Reinventingmoney.com
> > Blog: http://beyondmoney.blogspot.com
> >
>
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