Karl Marx refutes private property because:
\n1. It leads to an illegitimate division within society.
\n2. It alienates the labourer from their objectified labour (property owner takes from the labourer). <\/p>\n
Henry George highlighted the following problems with Marx\u2019s position (all of which stem from his prejudiced original position, namely, Communism must be right):
\n1. The removal of private property contradicts the values of independence and self-reliance. <\/p>\n
2. Marx accepts property to be important in determining identity but then refutes property. There needs to be an alternative source of identity which is not provided. <\/p>\n
3. The problem of alienation remains unresolved because the product of the labourer is still taken from them. <\/p>\n
4. The relationship between objectified labour being necessary to maintain society and identity stemming from objectified labour means objectified labour is necessary for the continued existence of society. Therefore:
\na. Either, private property should not exist, in which case society will no longer exist.
\nb. Or, society emerges that does not require objectified labour. <\/p>\n
5. Marx forgets the importance of incentive for human production. Without a selfish incentive humanity will reduce its productivity and thus be unable to sustain the growing human population.
\na. Valuing labour by time is a prime example of Marx\u2019s ignorance of incentive. <\/p>\n
A possible alternative to the system that causes the growing division of society:
\n1. No longer an income tax <\/p>\n
2. In the place of income tax is land value tax (user of the natural resource pays a percentage of the resources value in order to attain the ability to utilise the resource for his benefit) <\/p>\n
3. Retain VAT (Value Added Tax) for internet transactions and other transactions the government seeks to control. <\/p>\n
Benefits:
\n1. Increased utilisation of natural resources. <\/p>\n
2. Simplification of tax system. <\/p>\n
3. Increased accountability for tax obligations. <\/p>\n
4. Increased benefits received by the local communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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