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“Throughput, Land Value Taxation, Green taxes, 4 capitals, and Common Assets: A Unified Field Theory” USSEE Conference 2007 Gary Flomenhoft, Fellow Gund Institute June 26, 2007
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Ecological-Economics Reintegrating economics Scale Distribution Allocation Generally ignores Distribution, property rights (except env)
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Georgist Economics Economic Justice Collect Ricardian land rent Distribute to citizens through government (property rights) allocation secondary, scale ignored Common Assets Economics Anti-privatization movement Propertize the commons Distribute to citizens directly-dividends (property rights) Scale, allocation secondary
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Ecological Economics Two streams: Stabilize Throughput/ steady-state economy Scale. Daly-(Less Stuff) New Indicators,Costanza Distribution, Allocation (Less Stuff-more fun)
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Intro to Ecological Economics Throughput-closed system 2nd law-neo-classicals, Georgists ignore ECONOMY earth
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Stabilize Throughput in a Full World Source: Ecological Economics Principles & Applications, Farley and Daly Human built capital Natural capital
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Ecological Economists Multhusians: Question growth. Georgists usually reject Malthus: Pro-growth but Incomplete reading of George (What may someday be) On Malthus Common Assets: Not addressed?
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Green Budget Reform Subsidy reform Green Taxes/ Cap-Trade Common Assets
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Green Tax = Throughput Tax ECONOMY LAND USE DEPLETION POLLUTION Sources Sites/habitatSinks Common assetsGeorgist land taxes pollution taxes(Pigou) PESland trusts, parks cap/trade spectrum fees
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VT Common Assets TOTAL MINERALS-10%$7,300,000 PUBLIC FORESTS $62,237 WATER -1c/gallon)$87,831,410 LAND-1%$149,283,117 SPECTRUM-10%$161,965,394 SPECULATION-.25%$268,891,964 MONEY-1%$35,744,500 CO2 8MMTe @$30/ton$240,000,000 INTERNET ???????????? TOTAL $951,078,622 Vermont pop 2004 621,394 Dividend each $1531
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REAL OWNERSHIP SOCIETY
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New Indicators
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SUSTAINABLE HUMAN WELL-BEING: “ NATURAL COMMONS, SOCIAL COMMONS, BUILT CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPABILITIES ” HUMAN CAPABILITIES Health, education, talent, knowledge, welfare, wealth, income SOCIAL COMMONS Trust, communication, Mutual support, democracy, human rights Built social capital: hospitals, schools, internet, libraries, roads NATURAL COMMONS Resources, ecosystem goods and services, clean environmental, habitat, air, water, land sinks BUILT PRIVATE CAPITAL Business, technology, Commerce, buildings, houses, Infrastructure (see above) Georgist site value/ Ricardian rent =
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Sustainable Human Wellbeing and Georgist Utopia Public investment BI/non-labor income
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