Comments on: You can’t just compare tax rates https://www.isegoria.net/2025/10/you-cant-just-compare-tax-rates/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2025/10/you-cant-just-compare-tax-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-3760115 Jim Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:09:33 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53570#comment-3760115

Consider taxing a good with a perfectly inelastic supply—say, land in a specific location.

Mortgage interest is effectively a private tax on real estate, and the bankers’ tax usually exceeds the “public” tax.

]]> By: Bruce https://www.isegoria.net/2025/10/you-cant-just-compare-tax-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-3760114 Bruce Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:18:25 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53570#comment-3760114 This logic must also apply to regulatory burdens. Small fines for small patronage shakedowns = good place to do business. But even medium fines for medium patronage shakedowns and you get runaway shops, industry moved out of the country.

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