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In this world renters already pay a 100% land value tax. Levy a land value tax on landlords and renters will neither pay more nor less. It's already baked into market rent.

There is law, economic or otherwise that a business has to make a profit. With an LVT you cant profit from land speculation only providing a good, well maintained property which uses space efficiently.

LVT does not discourage diverse development. It only discourages land hoarding and inefficient use of land (e.g. San Francisco's one family homes).



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