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A Land Value Tax? Evaluating Georgism

What is a Land value tax and what is Georgism?  In a nutshell a man named Henry George proposed replacing all other taxation with a tax on the value of land.  No income taxes, no excise taxes, no capital gains taxes, no sales taxes.  Only tax on the value of …

Time Budget

You May Live Longer Than You Think

In The US The average life expectancy is 76 years old.  This average life expectancy is average though, and that means the statistic contains some additional information that is absolutely relevant.  An average across everyone includes infant mortality.  It includes people who smoke, people who drink heavily, people who never …