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Comment by torvald

3 hours ago

If you tax it, you get less of it.

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perilunar  1 hour ago

Yes, but 'use' rather than 'get'. If you tax land or other natural resources, people use less so there is more for everyone else. It doesn't pay to hoard or speculate.

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