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» Most Georgists support extending the land value tax to other kinds of economic land e.g. slices of radio spectrum. This makes me wonder, do roads pay land ta
by mcny 5y ago
» Most Georgists support extending the land value tax to other kinds of economic land e.g. slices of radio spectrum.
This makes me wonder, do roads pay land tax? I think railway tracks do but I'm not sure about roads.
Personally I think more of the spectrum should be like 2.4GHz, 5 GHz (and soon 6GHz?). No auctions. No owners.
- amablue 5y agoIf we are going full Georgist, yes, even the government would pay taxes on its own land, which includes the land for roads and railways.
- epistasis 5y agoBut it's important to note that this is a different question than if the roads have tolls on them. (Not that you implied that in any way, but it is a confusion that happens!) Rather, the tax on the land of the roads is an accounting mechanism to ensure that the land is being used for greater economic efficiency, rather than, say, a way forward wealthy people who live far away to get the public to subsidize the transport to their large mansions.