Neale Upstone

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  Neale Upstone's comment | 27/01/2012 11:13 am

  @Jono. I'm pretty clear that Robin is not a Marxist :) A tax switch from taxing production to taxing community created value is certainly on the Georgist, not Marxist line.
  
  If I make a tool, that tool is mine and free to pass on. If however, I own a piece of land that becomes valuable because people nearby are making and servicing tools, then I did not create the value. It is the community effect which is what creates high location values where there are services that are in demand.
  
  Marxists make the mistake of saying that all tools should be in public ownership. SFR's proposals, which align with those of Henry George in Progress and Poverty many years ago, go in the opposite direction from the status quo, to that which Marxists want.
  
  To this end, the SFRG agenda is not about the government buying ANYTHING, nor anyone being unable to afford to live in their home. The opposite in fact, it becomes more affordable and presents better options compared to schemes people use today, such as equity release.
  
  The SFR agenda is contrary to that of most advocates of LVT, who want to create winners and losers by imposing a tax shift. SFR's Location Value Covenants make this a) voluntary, and b) a win-win.
  
  The goals of SFRG are to benefit everyone *including* land/home owners, by solving the fundamental problems that our economy faces (speculation bubbles, poor use of resources, poverty).
  
  The LVC proposals address the problems that the 1909 budget failed to, which was the proposal to confiscate assets from people by force. There's no force and no confiscation.
  
  If you know of proposals that can do better, then we'd love know of them too.
  
  Regards,
  
  Neale Upstone
  SFR Group

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