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Re:Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Populatio... by coderzach on Saturday April 20, 2019 @10:54PM (#19710285)
A Georgist Land Value Tax would be a much better solution.
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Re:Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Populatio... by mac01021 on Sunday April 21, 2019 @07:12AM (#19711550)
I've never seen a concrete or comprehensive description of the Georgist scheme.

Say I own 5 acres of undeveloped forest, valued by the market at $100k. Can I immediately know what my tax bill will be, given the tax rate in my district?

What happens to my tax bill if I cut down the forest and build a factory? Or a grocery store? Does my tax bill remain unchanged?

What if I do nothing with my woods, but the guy owning the adjacent lot opens a supermarket? I'll pay more then, right? How is it calculated?

Is there a Georgist story about incentives to preserve natural ecosystems?

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