Geopiratism
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Geopiratism is a political and economic ideology, combining Georgism with Pirate Politics. Geopiratism advocates for civil rights, direct/liquid/e-democracy/alternative participation in government, reform of copyright and patent law, free sharing of knowledge (open content), information privacy, transparency, freedom of information, free speech, anti-corruption, net neutrality and land value tax.[1]
Overview[edit]
Henry George was a 19th century economist, famous who coming up with the idea of "land value tax", a single tax that would replace all other taxes. Land, not being man made, was seen the fairest tax policy. His economic policies would later come to be known as Georgism.
On New Years Day 2006, the first Pirate Party was formed in Sweden. Originally formed in search of copyright and patent reform, the ideology of "pirate politics" has come to include the defense the freedom of expression, communication, education; respect of the privacy of citizens and civil rights in general; defense of the free flow of ideas, knowledge and culture; have a commitment to work collaboratively, and participate with maximum transparency; not supporting actions that involve violence, use of free software and open source software, open-source hardware, DIY and open protocols whenever possible; Politically defend an open, participative and collaborative construction of any public policy; and the implementation and guarantee of direct democracy/E-democracy, open access and open data.
Policy Proposals[edit]
Geopiratism call for the elimination of all taxes to be replaced with the land value tax, allowing citizens to choose how their tax dollar is spent. Using liquid democracy type technology, allowing the taxpayer to allocate funds to the service(s) of their choosing. Geopiratism calls for freedom to fund as you please, in theory eliminating controversies to where and how certain funds are being spend. For example, the use of tax dollar when funding Planned Parenthood is often a controversial topic, whether pro or against. With geopiratism, the taxpayer can choose whether or not they want their funds allocated.
Certain things, such as infrastructure, would be a mandatorily allocated for funds. However, those that don't wish to have their tax dollar fund any extra government services may opt to receive their remaining funds via check to be spent freely.
References[edit]
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- Economic ideologies
- Georgism
- Land value taxation
- Left-libertarianism
- Tax reform
- Tax reform in the United States
- Pirate parties
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