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Re:If You Can’t Afford the Rent, It’s My Problem, Too by crdoconnor on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @10:39AM (#19501206)
Raising LVT proxies (e.g. property tax) would make the NIMBYs quieten.

Untaxed land -> higher property values -> NIMBYs start getting agitated about proposed housing developments taking chunks out of their home equity by increasing supply

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