Land tax is socialist and should be banned

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Stamp duty is an inefficient tax but it is better than paying a forever tax on your freehold land

Stamp duty makes it more difficult to purchase a home. Not only does it increase the initial outlay required, but it also adds to the strain of meeting stringent savings requirements to secure a mortgage. But make no mistake, a land tax for homeowners is worse. It is effectively rent on what should otherwise be freehold land.

The Morning Double Shot newsletter had this to say:

Michael de Percy is right about state governments’ land taxes: they demand people pay rent on their own land. Land taxes should go, but at the same time the rate of GST, which John Howard and Peter Costello hypothecated to the states in 1998 (in return for abolishing state taxes including land tax) should be upped to 15 per cent, with tied grants to the states slashed to zero – and personal income taxes cut, of course.

The Unfiltered newsletter had this to say:

Land Tax is socialist – get rid of it! What do you think about Land Tax? Michael de Percy makes it pretty clear that he is fed up with the Labor government and that the socialist tax should be scrapped before it does real harm to the concept of private property. He writes, ‘Land tax may be efficient, but land tax is rent. If you must keep paying for the land you own, then it is no longer freehold land.’

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Land tax is socialist and should be banned.

It will take more than hot air to fix Labor’s renewables woes

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The cooling towers at Three Mile Island where Microsoft plans to power its AI and data centres.

The wheels are falling off Mr Bowen’s energy policy as the Albanese government heads downhill like an out-of-control billy cart. Mr Bowen’s energy policy can be summed up as ‘not Mr Dutton’s policy’. That’s the extent of the substance to it, as each day brings more bad news for the 82 per cent renewables charade. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is turning to nuclear to meet future demand.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, 'It will take more than hot air to fix Labor’s renewables woes'.

Predicting the ACT Election Outcome

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Labor will form a minority government with the ACT Greens and probably an independent

It's always risky making predictions. Last night I made a prediction on Sky News Australia's News Night program at 5.00pm and it became a headline immediately. I was lucky this time!

Government shows its fear over nuclear

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A public-funded inquiry to refute nuclear means the Albanese government is afraid

 My latest letter to the editor in the Australian Financial Review: Government shows its fear.

Albo the Appeaser talks out of both sides of his mouth

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Over 110 churches in Canada have allegedly been vandalised or burnt down by arsonists since 2001.

Reflecting on the Conservative Political Action Conference 2024 in Brisbane last weekend, I realised something the left can never comprehend. Surrendering one’s integrity for the greater good doesn’t work. It’s like appeasement. It never works. That’s because the ‘greater good’ is not the end result of collective action, but rather it is the result of the sum of individual actions.

Collectivism is a cop-out. When practised in liberal democracies, which are built on a tradition of individual responsibility, collectivism becomes an excuse for groupthink. Socialism requires every member to be united with the party’s agenda.

Surrendering one’s integrity for the greater good doesn’t work. It’s like appeasement. It never works. That’s because the ‘greater good’ is not the end result of collective action, but rather it is the result of the sum of individual actions.

Writing in Morning Double Shot, Terry Barnes had this to say:

Talking of Pierre’s (sorry, Fidel’s) little boy, Michael de Percy has a few choice words about him, church-burning, and parallels with Mr Albanese and historical appeaser Neville Chamberlain in his latest Flat White piece. At least Chamberlain had the lukewarm excuse of buying time for Britain to re-arm sufficiently to oppose Hitler’s war machine, but what excuse do the Duplicitous Duo have in appeasing certain outspoken small minorities of their electorates?

Writing in Unfiltered, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

Appeasement never works, and yet that is the tactic being pursued by Anthony Albanese when it comes to growing unrest. ‘Australia is not far from following Canada down a dangerous path,’ argues Michael de Percy. While it is true that Trudeau remains one of the worst political leaders around, wouldn’t it be nice if the Liberals started borrowing notes from Canada’s charismatic Opposition Leader? 

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Albo the Appeaser talks out of both sides of his mouth.

Australia must do some of the heavy lifting against terrorism

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Navy ship patrolling the Red Sea, but no Royal Australian Navy ships are there.

It’s time Australia did some of the heavy lifting against international terrorism. Australian domestic politics is dysfunctional. Not since the late 1940s have we been in a situation where the left of Australian politics has been such a threat to our own security.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Australia must do some of the heavy lifting against terrorism.

Bhutan: It's a Dog's Life

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The Tiger's Nest near Paro, Bhutan.

On 2nd October 2024, I delivered a presentation to the University of the Third Age at the Goodwin Village Farrer on my recent visits to Bhutan where I teach leadership as part of a Masters of Business Administration degree. 

My slides from the presentation are below.

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