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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by cultureswitch on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @11:11AM (#37916374)
Does little old lady own her house? If yes, what's the problem with taxing the increase in value of her property caused by the environment becoming more desirable? All in all she's neither losing nor gaining anything.
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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by bluGill on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @11:38AM (#37916817)
She probably doesn't have much money. She might, but she might only have social security which wouldn't provide enough to pay those taxes
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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by mactrey on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @02:33PM (#37919500)
As others have mentioned, it’s quite easy to structure a land value tax to avoid kicking little old ladies out of their homes. You are arguing against a strawman.
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