Without associated rules around buying/selling then land tax becomes a way for the state to control the populace by threatening to kick them off their own land.

Without associated rules around buying/selling then land tax becomes a way for the state to control the populace by threatening to kick them off their own land. It's why I favour Georgism[1] but I do have doubts as I don't know it's ever been put into practice anywhere. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism