If ever there was a time to allow a YouTube video as a post, Space Georgism has to be it
uwcn244 on
#THE TIME HAS COME
sleepyrivertroll on
This is how we prevent Kessler Syndrome
Worth-Jicama3936 on
I certainly agree, but it needs to be international, which would be….difficult. LVT only needs to be national because well, the land is only in one spot within one nation. No nation owns an orbit though, so if it becomes cost prohibitive to have an orbit as a US company, a Chinese company could just use it and not pay the tax.
shumpitostick on
Georgist taxes for space don’t make sense because space is really big and there isn’t a real scarcity of LEO orbits, not yet at least.
Pigouvian taxes, however, do make sense in order to account for the externalities which are the risk of collision and astronomical interference.
RuthlessMango on
I’m escaping to the one place that hasn’t been corrupted by Nimbys
sd140220 on
I love the idea; I do wish we started with terrestrial LVT first.
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If ever there was a time to allow a YouTube video as a post, Space Georgism has to be it
#THE TIME HAS COME
This is how we prevent Kessler Syndrome
I certainly agree, but it needs to be international, which would be….difficult. LVT only needs to be national because well, the land is only in one spot within one nation. No nation owns an orbit though, so if it becomes cost prohibitive to have an orbit as a US company, a Chinese company could just use it and not pay the tax.
Georgist taxes for space don’t make sense because space is really big and there isn’t a real scarcity of LEO orbits, not yet at least.
Pigouvian taxes, however, do make sense in order to account for the externalities which are the risk of collision and astronomical interference.
I’m escaping to the one place that hasn’t been corrupted by Nimbys
I love the idea; I do wish we started with terrestrial LVT first.