The tornado season this spring was the deadliest in 24 years. Something is haywire. When summer fires force complete counties to evacuate, when repetitive floods make whole towns permanently unlivable, something is afoot. The Natural Wealth of Nations proposes a surprisingly simple, common-sense solution to get us moving quickly towards an environmentally sustainable economy that will preserve the earth for future generations. In addition, we can shift taxes, easing up on activities we say we want more of, like work and investment, and getting the tax revenues we need by raising taxes on activities we want to discourage, like burning fossil fuels or producing toxic wastes.
Polls already show overwhelming support for tax shifting.
Six European nations have already cut taxes on work and investment and shifted the tax burden to air pollution, fossil fuels, or landfilling. The Light Party. Please send us E-Mail.