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Re:Land value tax in online games and virtual worlds by johnnyanmac on Friday June 14, 2024 @05:06AM (#40679011)
it was indirectly more profitable. no child labor -> children would have no distractions for grade school -> more chldren graduate -> graduates tend to contribute more to the national economy.

At least that was the theory. Clearly private lobbyists and various interests groups who want to erode the country don't care about such factors.

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Re:Land value tax in online games and virtual worlds by gwd on Friday June 14, 2024 @05:36AM (#40679165)
> it was indirectly more profitable.

Exactly: Child labor laws are more profitable for society; child labor is more profitable for a small set of individuals. Lobbying by interest groups is often pushing away from the former and towards the latter.

ETA: In line with this sub-thread, I'd say: There are and always will be private interest groups lobbying against the former and towards the latter; and so there will always need to be public interest groups lobbying against the latter and towards the former. That applies to LVT as much as environmental and labor protections.

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Re:Land value tax in online games and virtual worlds by chrisweekly on Friday June 14, 2024 @07:24AM (#40679732)
ETA?
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Re:Land value tax in online games and virtual worlds by sokoloff on Friday June 14, 2024 @07:32AM (#40679775)
"Edit to Add" I think.
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Re:Land value tax in online games and virtual worlds by willis936 on Friday June 14, 2024 @05:50AM (#40679239)
As does a healthy middle class who get what they want (e.g. homeownership).
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Re:Land value tax in online games and virtual worlds by n4r9 on Friday June 14, 2024 @05:34AM (#40679152)
AFAIK modern capitalism doesn't incentivise behaviours that cause broad economic growth over a long period without any short-term profit. That's what governments are needed for.
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