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2026-07-19 21:21:49 CEST
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Jonnie_The_$coundrel on Nostr: its all good! we can just print more! oh wait..😬 😆😆😆 this might sound ...

its all good! we can just print more!

oh wait..😬

😆😆😆


this might sound strange and unrelated, and kinda extreme
but, if i could propose one solution: replace payroll taxes with a land value tax

not a temporary cut. a permanent, revenue neutral tax swap: immediate effect

example: for a worker earning $50,000, eliminating the employee payroll tax would leave roughly $3,825 more per year, about $319 per month, before considering income-tax interactions. the employer would also save approximately $3,825, making that worker cheaper to retain or hire.

in simple terms - "abolish federal payroll taxes and replace them with a land-value tax."

it would not end the iran conflict, erase the federal debt, or repair every institution. but it would immediately increase take-home income, lower employment costs, encourage productive land use, and do so without another inflationary deficit.

it changes the central incentive of the economy from:

❌tax work, subsidize scarcity🙅‍♂️

to:

reward work, charge for scarcity.👈
👆



lol, of course this will never happen. 🤔