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We prevent people from using their property as they see fit all the time via zoning. It is in fact mostly those with generational wealth that use this power.
by sagarm 3y ago
We prevent people from using their property as they see fit all the time via zoning. It is in fact mostly those with generational wealth that use this power.
- bombcar 3y agoMost people don't care about zoning, but they really do care about zoning changes that affect them. Being told you can't live in your house anymore because it is now zoned commercial gets people riled up, and being told the same because it's now too expensive does the same. It's a hot-button issue but you can defuse it by putting safeguards in, though they're not always successful - see eminent domain scandals.
- sagarm 3y agoActually this entire construction is wrong: currently people who improve their land get penalized by higher taxes. If there are only land value and not property taxes, we are in fact increasing your freedom to make changes to your land without penalty.
- ejstronge 3y agoYour argument ignores that changes to neighbors' property would then cause an increased burden to a land owner. This would not seem to be an improvement for freedom