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I believe that is the solution to the problem and I'm not sure why others don't see it.

Stop taxing labor. It's counterproductive. Tax what really does belong to everyone... the land and raw materials.

This approach (in addition to more morally just in my estimation) would have the added benefit of built in environmentalism. There would be a financial incentive to do more with less, to conserve and to recycle.

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I certainly see why the idea of putting the whole tax burden on land and raw materials could be appealing to people who are making software. It's difficult to make a compelling argument for change when one is so clearly on the winning side of it (which I dare to assume, given the HN demographic).

Agreed on benefit to the group. But that doesn't mean it wouldn't also be a vast improvement for society in general.

Because one stands to gain from an idea doesn't in and of itself make the idea a bad one.

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