If You Can’t Afford the Rent, It’s My Problem, Too

Re:If You Can’t Afford the Rent, It’s My Problem, Too by kalefranz on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @10:16AM (#19500964)

Thanks for calling attention to the land value tax concept. Was worth the 20 minute dive on wikipedia [1] and references for me.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_value_tax

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Re:If You Can’t Afford the Rent, It’s My Problem, Too by rcpt on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @12:39PM (#19502741)

If you live in California it's honestly better to just not know about it.

Before reading that Wikipedia page I never batted an eye at golf courses in city centers, dilapidated shacks with huge yards bordering Google's HQ, or empty lots worth millions sitting undeveloped in the middle of a housing shortage.

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Re:If You Can’t Afford the Rent, It’s My Problem, Too by smallgovt on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @08:27PM (#19507797)

I don't understand how a land value tax would correct for the issue the original article outlines. That is, landowners will be the primary beneficiary of municipality improvements regardless of whether we have a land value tax or property tax.

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