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While it may seem like a socialist or even communistic concept, if the government of a free country were to seize all the land using its power of imminent domain of course then all the land would belong to all of the people! There would be no “private real property”, least not the land that homes, farms, businesses etc sit upon. The people would then rent/lease the land from the government. And the renter (person, partnership, family, corporation etc) could use the land for their own purposes for the extent of the lease. Of course the government could control what the person is doing on the land by laws: zoning, user permits, convenient and restrictions, etc pretty much as it is doing (or not doing) now.

Ok, so your saying the government grabs all the land then leases it back to the people? How is different from what is happening today? Well today, people own the real property that their homes, businesses, factories etc sit upon (although most people do not own any land!). And the government taxes the real property as part of the property taxes bills you receive (often twice a year even if paid via your mortgage). If you separate this taxation system by having the government own all the land, the government would not be taxing the land (“Real Property”) that the government already owns. Rather it would be collecting the rent (called “Economic Rent”) that is paid for the use of the land. And since the government (or “All the people”) is the “Land Lord” it would set and collect rents according to highest and best use of the land. These rents collected would then be used by the government to pay for all the goods and services that government should provide. And exactly what services should government be providing? Security: Homeland Security (i.e. national security), local and statewide security (police force), prisons, building codes, etc; and Justice: Laws, Courts, and Equality. And what goods should the government be producing: None!

What about all the other services that government is now providing such as public libraries, public schools, fire departments, farm sublimities, tax breaks, etc? A better question to ask is, “Why is the government providing all these services in the first place”? It should be the role of government to encourage and control a open market place but not actually performing services outside of providing security and justice for all of its citizens! This means the government can set and enforce standards of education but not actually run public schools (public colleges and universities too). So the government will be spending more time “Over seeing” and less time “doing”. Yes! Since businesses and corporations need an educated work force, businesses and corporations can also run schools. We call them Charter or Private Schools now however there will be no more “Public Schools” as these will be run by private contractors!. How then will everyone be guaranteed a free education? Scholarships! Each child until the age of 18 will be given a daily scholarship to be used only on education. And where can the child use this scholarship? In any organized learning program be it home schooling, special schools, or general education schools! How about high education or education after the child is 18 years old? Business and Corporations will run schools of higher education without the social scholarship funds. Of course private scholarships will be available for skilled individuals seeking a higher education. So how can we be sure that each child receives an education? Testing! There are homing schooling and public school tests now. Government will also assure that the buildings (all) are built safely and maintained up to a standard building code. Government will do what it is supposed to do: Govern!
What about my local public library? Take the word public out of it and it can still be there! With more and more books being available for viewing via the Internet, the need for a place to store physical books is diminishing. That is the reality of changing times. “Yeah but I like to go to the library to read and study and meet my friends”, you might be thinking. Yes, libraries have been used as study halls, reading, and chat rooms too. Add coffee and you have thousands of coffee shops serving the same purpose today. “Well my local library also has concerts, author presentations, and speeches too in its specially built autorium”. All of these functions can exist in a private library too! It would just have to pay for itself like any business.

Now let me talk about the most significant part of this plan! The reduction of taxes on income! With the government able to collect rent on real property, it can collect more than enough to do just what government is supposed to do! We do not need to tax people for earning money! Then tax them again when they buy things (sales taxes, gasoline taxes, luxury taxes etc etc etc). That will give more money to the people who earn a living! They can then afford to pay for the services they want to use! You want to use the library? Ok, no problem paying the $5 cover charge (or $20 per month) or 50 cents a day to borrow a book (or $5 for a cup of coffee) or whatever it takes to run a library as any business. What about people on fixed incomes? Won’t this plan hurt them? Good question! When we talk about “fixed incomes” we think about the people on welfare, unemployed, disabled, or the elderly on Social Security trying to live on the small (and constantly growing smaller thru inflation) checks they receive from the government. And while we are at it, let’s include all the people earning just minimum wage: say $8.50 per hour (that’s $8.50 * 40 hours or $340 per week or which is about $1,445 per month and about $17,340 per year)! That is a “limited income” too especially since those figures are before having to pay state, federal, Social Security, and disability taxes too! So let’s stop collecting taxes on income! If you are working at minimum wage at about $8.50 per hour and you have to pay let’s say 20% of your income in goes away in taxes (state, federal, SSI, disability taxes, sales taxes, gasoline taxes), that’s $295 more per month and $3,468 per year in your pocket. Now let’s say you can save ½ of that increase for your retirement: $1,734 * 47 years (age 18 until 65) = $81,498 for your retirement at age 60 (not counting compounded interest earnings on the money over the years)!

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