> 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