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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by nonethewiser on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @09:08AM (#37914388)
Do you think taxing by sub components of land would be simpler yet? Maybe we should tax by rock content.

Or maybe a tax based on more things has nothing to do with complexity. The largest market is for land and structures. That makes it the simplest to value.

Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by mactrey on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @02:49PM (#37919761)
There's not an argument from economic efficiency to tax by rock content.