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And that’s worse than them just being abandoned how? Nobody else wanted them, nearly anybody could have bought dilapidated houses in poverty stricken neighborho
by sudden_dystopia 4y ago
And that’s worse than them just being abandoned how? Nobody else wanted them, nearly anybody could have bought dilapidated houses in poverty stricken neighborhoods extremely cheaply.
- zip1234 4y agoThey are still abandoned. They are instead now owned by people that have the means, but no intention of making them better. It has been shown that LVT reduces blight: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2017/03/07/can-extra-taxes-on-vacant-land-cure-city-blight https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/sta...
- InitialLastName 4y ago> It has been shown that LVT reduces blight Did you mean to post a different source? The one you posted doesn't "show" anything, equivocates on whether LVT actually reduces blight in the few instances where it's been practiced, and makes meaningful suggestions for solutions other than LVT that it indicates have been shown IN PRACTICE to reduce blight (e.g. a land bank).