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Re:Does Georgism work? Is land a big deal? by lalaithion on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @10:45PM (#29493597)
That's not quite what deadweight loss is; deadweight loss is when you can produce apples for $1, but a tax induces you to have to sell them for $1.10, preventing everyone who would be able to buy them at $1.05 from getting apples.
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Re:Does Georgism work? Is land a big deal? by MrPowers on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @10:47PM (#29493606)
I'm using the textbook definition of deadweight loss: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadweight_loss
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