Re:Book Review: Progress and Poverty
by jmole on Friday May 13, 2022 @06:11PM
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Look at the case of Atherton, CA - multi-million dollar home values due to city ordinances around minimum lot size and land usage. The land value here is created by scarcity, and driven largely by the success of the greater metro area.
But if you are trying to value this land from a Georgist perspective, and one that takes into account property zoning and use requirements, the land is worth much less than it should be due to the restrictions, and would be taxed lower than parcels of similar size in nearby cities.
This seems, in theory, to reward obstinate enclaves of low-density development within larger metros. The homeowners have no reason to elect a council that would vote against their interests in this respect, and their taxes would stay low.
Re:Book Review: Progress and Poverty
by TimPC on Saturday May 14, 2022 @01:15PM
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No one is arguing Georgist tax policy will solve all of zoning. We will still have some issues with land use and no system is absolutely perfect. Still I think on the balance this is a vast improvement over the status quo.
But if you are trying to value this land from a Georgist perspective, and one that takes into account property zoning and use requirements, the land is worth much less than it should be due to the restrictions, and would be taxed lower than parcels of similar size in nearby cities.
This seems, in theory, to reward obstinate enclaves of low-density development within larger metros. The homeowners have no reason to elect a council that would vote against their interests in this respect, and their taxes would stay low.