posted by dennisn on July 16th, 2023 at 12:02PM

> Since LVT would make landlords pay the same amount of tax no matter how much or how little housing they build on the same plot of land

??. Land is used for a lot more than just housing. Why the fuck would you tax a skyscraper the same amount as you'd tax a tiny bungalow? Why tax at all, actually? What's your goal again?

> LVT would encourage landlords to build more housing. This would make housing more affordable everywhere

So but your own fucking logic, 0 taxes would encourage them even MORE and make housing even MORE affordable "everywhere"!? You're a god-damned mess.

> whereas property taxes make housing more expensive by punishing landlords who choose to build more housing.

Commies would say that that's more fair - paying their fair share - because they earn more profits, they can afford to pay more tax. Why the fuck would you charge Bill Gates the same amount in taxes as Joe Blo?

> LVT cannot get passed onto the tenants, whereas property taxes can.

You are very dumb. Sure, officially they might not be directly passed on, but obviously they will be. Where the fuck do you think the money will come from. Magic? You don't think landlords will simply raise their rents? (King George allows renting, right?)

Btw I still have no fucking idea what your position is, lol. What exactly will King George be doing vis-a-vis land allocation. Obviously he'll provide the monopoly dispute resolution, but, will he have any additional say in who gets what? Why exactly is he rent-seeking / skimming money off every land sale? Where will all that money go, and how much, roughly, do you expect him to rent-seek?

> Since LVT would increase competition in the housing market by incentivizing landlords to build more housing, housing prices would decrease

Ancaps would incentivize them even more, and drop housing prices even more.

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