tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post9044484009300235656..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Unlikely land taxers: Bank for International SettlementsMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-78785422333164362942013-11-17T10:10:56.822+00:002013-11-17T10:10:56.822+00:00DBC, they can't afford to buy us all off, that...DBC, they can't afford to buy us all off, that's the good news.<br /><br />L, but next time you can refer them to their elders and betters, the IMF, BIS, OECD and so on.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-17864341525227930562013-11-16T19:29:34.857+00:002013-11-16T19:29:34.857+00:00I tried to get the Financial Catastrophe Authority...I tried to get the Financial Catastrophe Authority bureaucrats wot I met recently to think about LVT, and......well, you couldn't really tell what they could understand, they were that clueless. Clever mind you, but clueless.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-74303358479365601342013-11-16T16:54:14.537+00:002013-11-16T16:54:14.537+00:00The problem appears to be that the people at the t...The problem appears to be that the people at the top: the IMF OECD and now this lot back LVT and the grass roots hard-scrabble controversialists at the bottom (ourselves) favour LVT.But nobody in between: governments, the Treasury in the UK ,the political parties, the salaried Economists. Anybody who can be bought basically.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-82563251359400994232013-11-16T12:42:29.619+00:002013-11-16T12:42:29.619+00:00L, indeed.
Kj, better than that, they are basing...L, indeed. <br /><br />Kj, better than that, they are basing it on actual facts. Proper "economics" merely seeks to explain existing observed facts and recognise patterns.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-89384776144285884662013-11-16T11:54:01.647+00:002013-11-16T11:54:01.647+00:00Seems like they're basing this on actual econo...Seems like they're basing this on actual economics. What a refreshing approach.Kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530243002915410700noreply@blogger.com