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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by jackcosgrove on Monday October 16, 2023 @09:10PM (#37909001)
If the government owns all the land then the rentiers will get out of the real estate business and into politics.
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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by trostaft on Monday October 16, 2023 @09:16PM (#37909053)
... implying that they aren't already? At-least speaking US, there are plenty of real-estate focused PACs.
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