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Re:Redfin Economist says land value tax will fix the economy by yellowapple on Monday June 20, 2022 @06:05PM (#31816742)
> All of the alleged 'efficiency' gains you hear Georgists claim really mean 'middle class homeowners forced to sell their single family home to developers due to crushing tax increases'.

Not if it's paired with a citizen's dividend or other form of UBI, which is what most Georgists (myself included) advocate. The idea is that if you're occupying your equal share of land value, then at a 100% LVT rate the tax you pay should be equal to what you're getting back in dividends + public services.

LVT+UBI therefore represents a tax savings for everyone except the wealthiest of land owners.

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Re:Redfin Economist says land value tax will fix the economy by forum_ghost on Monday June 20, 2022 @07:56PM (#31817879)
>your equal share of land value

what's an equal share? land is not fungible.

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Re:Redfin Economist says land value tax will fix the economy by geocon on Monday June 20, 2022 @10:19PM (#31819041)
Land isn't, but land value (in dollars) is
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Re:Redfin Economist says land value tax will fix the economy by forum_ghost on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @02:07AM (#31820471)
dollar value is only one part of valuation.

a ranch somewhere vs a shoebox in the middle of manhattan quite likely will not be considered "equal" by prospective owners, even if the dollar valuation is exactly the same.

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