We don't need some complicated cash transfer scheme -- land value tax will let the market solve this problem over time, and ensure that no economic rent inures

We don't need some complicated cash transfer scheme -- land value tax will let the market solve this problem over time, and ensure that no economic rent inures to the landowner, who (as you rightfully mention) did nothing to create the value of a patch of Earth. One can dream of a government fully funded only by land value tax...[0] [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism