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This is why I continually advocate for a Land Value Tax (LVT): https://www.lianeon.org/p/just-tax-the-land

We could, gradually, flip the tax burden off of the structure and weight it toward the land itself. That would drive down the purchase price of land and free up land that is not used efficiently (parking lots, golf courses) for more development.

When is your next book coming out? I'd love to read it.

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If I'm getting you correctly, you're saying here that YIMBYs do not go far enough, yes? You want not just for them to advocated against restrictive regulations on infill within metro areas but also restrictive regulations on sprawl outside metro areas?

If that's the case, are you also against the idea of strict Euclidean zoning, i.e, support the construction of light commercial buildings within surburbian areas to allow everyday supplies to be closer to people where they live.

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