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J.K. Lund's avatar

A lot of the issues of housing can be solved by implementing a Land Value Tax and reducing property taxes. Taxing land more heavily would:

1) Reduce the purchase price of land

2) Force land use to be productive (fewer parking lots and golf courses)

3) Remove the punishment that developers received when build housing

It's like that tax reform would naturally force land use and zoning reform and allow more housing to be built to meet demand.

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Logan Thorneloe's avatar

Didn’t the car industry have a lot to do with sprawl? I’ve heard lobbying pushed development outward to rely more on roads. I think a lot of issues society faces regarding cost of living would be solved by designing a more walkable society.

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