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Sprawl is a reaction to land rents ( ala Ricardo ). It's really only bad in that it facilitates and encourages commuting. It could be at least partially address
by ArkyBeagle 10y ago
Sprawl is a reaction to land rents ( ala Ricardo ). It's really only bad in that it facilitates and encourages commuting. It could be at least partially addressed through the tax system - carbon taxes and land rents taxes combined would probably be enough.
- eru 10y agoLand rent taxes by themselves won't lower land rents that tenants have to pay. (They are exactly neutral, can't be passed on one way or another.) But they do allow to lower other taxes, and shift incentives away from NIMBYism that is currently blocking denser developments.