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Re:Housing wealth is meaningless, destructive and fundamenta... by epistasis on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:14AM (#38428348)
However I hope the author doesn't learn about Georgism from other Australians, as there seems to be a rather twisted view of it down there.

Toilets may not circulate in the opposite direction in Australia compared to the Northern Hemisphere, but their Georgists seem to have very opposite views on whether there needs to be enough housing for people, and whether that housing should be allowed to be built in urban areas or if it should be constrained to sprawl.

(Edit: however there are some really astute housing economists in Australia, I can't recommend the book "The Asset Economy" enough)

Re:Housing wealth is meaningless, destructive and fundamenta... by Apocryphon on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:19AM (#38430575)
Australia’s local Georgist party seemed to fare alright

https://www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/other-ideologies-ii-geor...

Re:Housing wealth is meaningless, destructive and fundamenta... by futureamish on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @03:43PM (#38451024)
Georgism is the wealth concentrator's "clean coal" solution to housing, their "libertarian freedom." It's an idealogical advertisement for the Lords, letting larger actors liquidate smaller with greater ease.