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>Traffic issue? Let's not solve the political problems to make public infrastructure, uber, self driving cars, (even tunnels underground) will save the day! If
by spaced-out 7y ago
>Traffic issue? Let's not solve the political problems to make public infrastructure, uber, self driving cars, (even tunnels underground) will save the day!
If you follow the politics of the Bay Area, you would know that tech companies do lobby for infrastructure and housing improvements, and are even willing to put up their own money to fund it.
These proposals are generally DOA because the most powerful voting block, property owners, will aggressively oppose anything that may threaten the appreciation of their "investment".
- ethanbond 7y agoIt’s time for Georgism. We’re all victims, even the corporations and the mega-rich. Capitalists and socialists alike ought to be able to get behind it at least as a vast improvement over the status quo.
- chongli 7y agoI love the idea of a land value tax, but it has about as much chance of being approved by the landed gentry (let’s call them what they really are) as any of the other measures that threaten their “investment.”
- aeternum 7y agoI also like the idea and there should be a way to phase it in slowly so that it does not tank property values. Referendums that increase property taxes do get passed regularly. A big issue with LVT is that it seems it can easily result in displacement of residents. Long-time homeowners, especially those on fixed income may not be able to keep up with the increasing tax and will be forced to sell.