> What tax policy did or 
> would von Mises espouse? 
> Enlighten us, please! 
> Mason Gaffney 
 
In his book *Socialism*, Mises espoused a policy of 
very low taxes for a minimal state that only protects 
persons and property. He said, if taxes are low, it 
does not matter what is taxed. 
 
There are passages in Socialism that indicate that 
Mises appreciated the land issue, writing (with 
apparant disapproval) that production and goods were 
taxed much more than land, and that land holdings came 
from conquest and not from market dynamics.  
Specifically, he mentioned, with disapproval, the 
large land holdings of the German Junkers. 
 
In discussing war in Human Action, Mises states that 
war-time price controls are not necessary, as the 
state can obtain resources by taxation.  Thus, Mises 
did not absolutely oppose taxation. 
 
Mises did not endorse land taxes.  But he did not put 
forth fallacious arguments against taxing land, as 
some other economists have done. 
 
Fred Foldvary