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Re:Why Rent Is So High and Pay So Low by bhickey on Friday August 07, 2015 @07:22PM (#10025588)
> Land rents drive (...) out wage rises.

Should we address rent seeking with land taxes and other Georgist policies?

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Re:Why Rent Is So High and Pay So Low by ArkyBeagle on Friday August 07, 2015 @08:57PM (#10025900)
Probably. It would mean a painful period of adjustment. And the rentiers will fight with everything they have.
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