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Suppose that I own a building. I may, or may not, pay for the land it sits on.
In the "land value is taxed 100%" regime, it doesn't make sense for land owners to charge rent because govt takes the "land rent".
%100% of 0 is 0.
I'm pretty sure that they'll figure out some way to get compensated. If they can't, no one will bother to own land.
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Suppose that I own a building. I may, or may not, pay for the land it sits on.
In the "land value is taxed 100%" regime, it doesn't make sense for land owners to charge rent because govt takes the "land rent".
%100% of 0 is 0.
I'm pretty sure that they'll figure out some way to get compensated. If they can't, no one will bother to own land.