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Jimmy McMillan "Rent Is Too Damn High" Anthem (Original Post)
damnedifIknow
Apr 2013
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Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)1. Cool!
That's a great way to campaign and a damn straight platform.
I'd vote for him in a pinch if I lived there.
Go Jimmy!
damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)2. I agree
I'd have to vote for him also.
blackspade
(10,056 posts)3. He would have my vote...
if I lived in NYC!
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DAngelo136
(343 posts)5. Well Jimmy, I may have a solution...
It's called the Land Value Tax. It was the centerpiece of an earlier New York mayoral candidate; Henry George in 1895. There many cities in the United States that utilize this tax system. Here's a link explaining what it is and there are forums on Facebook where it is discussed and advocated.
Here are some other sites where LVT is explained.
http://www.earthsharing.ca EarthSharing Canada-A Canadian site that advocates the Land Value Tax
http://schalkenbach.org/rsf-1/ The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation-an informative site about Henry George and the Land Value Tax
http://www.landvaluetax.org/ The Land Value Taxation Campaign website