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Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by ubernostrum on Thursday November 10, 2016 @06:51PM (#12925884)
OK, so how can the voters of Vancouver change the laws of China?
Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by kspaans on Thursday November 10, 2016 @10:36PM (#12927454)
Enact a Land Value Tax. In a squeezed market like Vancouver most of the value in houses is the plot of land underneath them, not the "bricks & mortar". By taxing the value of the land rather than the property on top of it you won't penalize people for renovating or knocking down an old building and replacing it with a newer one. Hopefully the tax is high enough to put off speculators and bring prices to a more reasonable level (because massive swings in land value of 20% per year will increase the tax burden).
Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by orthecreedence on Thursday November 10, 2016 @09:49PM (#12927095)
Just abolish all laws and government and let the market, you know, figure it out.
Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by mjevans on Thursday November 10, 2016 @07:20PM (#12926133)
Trade relations treaties.
Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by ecopoesis on Thursday November 10, 2016 @07:13PM (#12926065)
Tanks and bombs.
Re:Vancouver plans to tax empty properties 1% of their asses... by ubernostrum on Thursday November 10, 2016 @07:20PM (#12926128)
So... the libertarian option is to initiate the use of force?