Yet another well-argued and sourced explanation of why land rents are not just the “least bad tax” but good actually. The fact this never seems to be part of the debate, as tax rates in high earners (and investors) fall and working people find themselves under more stress makes a person wonder, why not?
A real Populist would make hay with this, if such a person existed. What’s the old saying? “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” Nor can you make someone understand something if their power depends on not understanding it…not that congressional salaries are unimportant (if the national minimum wage were $15, they would make about 12 times that, not counting staff and other expenses) but power is the real draw. Corporate boards and other sinecures await the obedient.