Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later

Re:Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later by ForHackernews on Sunday September 27, 2026 @02:45PM (#49869589)

Sorry, what is your actual objection here? I'm not saying anyone should be forced to sell below market price - I'm saying the market price is inflated by the the cost of land: Land that no one created, land that is not a product of any human market.

The point of a Georgist land-value tax is to separate the value of the land from the value of buildings on the land. Land itself is a public good and should be taxed as such.

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Re:Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later by teiferer on Sunday September 27, 2026 @03:32PM (#49870029)

I don't disagree that the market price is inflated. Lots of market prices are inflated. Many people here are paid in or own (or both) stocks of tech firms whose value is inflated by at least as much or higher. Have not heard anybody claim that they are earning too much money. Easy to punch others though.

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Re:Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later by sanderjd on Sunday September 27, 2026 @04:05PM (#49870313)

It is, in fact, a common kind of economic policy approach, to disincentive rent seeking. This does not apply to labor income, generally.

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