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Can we afford [not] to have Universal Basic Income? (re-release)

The Rational View podcast with Dr. Al Scott

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The Pros and Cons of a Land Tax

A land value tax would actually promote more productive use of land. It would disincentivize derelict buildings, empty parking lots and urban sprawl. In rural situations, it would mean that the most—I'm not an expert on land value tax but what I have read is that it would encourage the most productive types of crops to be used on land. But the land outside of the big cities, I don't think would see a tremendous increase in tax on this,.

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