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Jimmy McMillan "Rent Is Too Damn High" Anthem (Original Post) damnedifIknow Apr 2013 OP
Cool! Newest Reality Apr 2013 #1
I agree damnedifIknow Apr 2013 #2
He would have my vote... blackspade Apr 2013 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author DAngelo136 Apr 2013 #4
Well Jimmy, I may have a solution... DAngelo136 Apr 2013 #5

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
1. Cool!
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 08:06 PM
Apr 2013

That's a great way to campaign and a damn straight platform.

I'd vote for him in a pinch if I lived there.

Go Jimmy!

Response to blackspade (Reply #3)

DAngelo136

(264 posts)
5. Well Jimmy, I may have a solution...
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 02:09 PM
Apr 2013

It's called the Land Value Tax. It was the centerpiece of an earlier New York mayoral candidate; Henry George in 1895. There many cities in the United States that utilize this tax system. Here's a link explaining what it is and there are forums on Facebook where it is discussed and advocated.



Here are some other sites where LVT is explained.

http://www.earthsharing.ca EarthSharing Canada-A Canadian site that advocates the Land Value Tax

http://schalkenbach.org/rsf-1/ The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation-an informative site about Henry George and the Land Value Tax

http://www.landvaluetax.org/ The Land Value Taxation Campaign website
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