Why is the landlord being unproductive relevant? If the government owned the land, they would never sell the land, so the concept of land appreciating doesn't e

Why is the landlord being unproductive relevant? If the government owned the land, they would never sell the land, so the concept of land appreciating doesn't exist. The only difference is that the government would possibly rent at-cost, but the profit margins for landlords are not the main factor driving up rent. Get rid of landlords and the rent prices would decrease only very slightly.