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To: The Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP
Work towards a Single Land Tax in Great Britain
I request that Her Majesty's Government take practical steps toward the replacement of all taxes with a single tax based upon the value of unimproved land.
Why is this important?
The current system of taxation is over-complicated, inefficient and filled with loopholes. What's more, in taxing income or business transactions it disincentivises productive enterprises and encourages the wealthy to spend time and money avoiding paying taxes. A single tax based upon the value of unimproved land, as described by the economist Henry George, would recognise that natural resources are public property, would be easy to collect with a minimum of bureaucracy and would not decrease productivity. It would also significantly reduce inequality and counteract the worst effects of poverty. Such a tax is exactly what this country currently needs, and is the route to a better economy.