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by rcpt 4y ago
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/does-georgism-work-par... Had a good summary of land valuation problems
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by rcpt 4y ago
DJI already does this with their Android app. The play store version doesn't work so you need to sideload something from their website. No idea what they're doing with the data but there's no other way to fly your drone.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Land Value Tax would decrease the cost of land as it makes land speculation less attractive. People won't be willing to bet on much on real estate if increased prices come with a tax penalty.
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by rcpt 4y ago
It can go a lot further before people revolt. We don't yet have Calcutta style slums or impoverished favelas like San Paulo. Or course it'd be great if we weren't heading that direction but try convincing voting demographics
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by rcpt 4y ago
Prior to the NZ Land Tax Abolition Act it was pretty good there no?
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by rcpt 4y ago
Can't produce more land. Best we can do is tax people for hoarding it
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by rcpt 4y ago
That's property management, not property ownership. Maintaining and improving structures is work. Nobody disagrees with that. Simply owning the thing is not work. Churchill said it best: https://www.landvaluetax.org/his
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by rcpt 4y ago
Vienna was only able to pull that off after a devasting war left nearly everyone poor. It's not clear that the US could seize 40% of rentals in Manhattan without starting a revolution. To your other points yes. Land Value Tax now! Ther
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by rcpt 4y ago
Urbanism TikTok comment sections are the absolute worst out of all the apps. Completely made up economics on a level that surpasses FB and I just can't believe how many tankies are in there. The algorithm is the perfect soap to blow fi
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by rcpt 4y ago
"the US and PRC are equally authoritarian" isn't particularly compelling either
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by rcpt 4y ago
38 year old math PhD checking in. Guess I missed my shot. Oh well.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Chernobyl 2
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by rcpt 4y ago
idk man that ending hurt pretty bad edit: also the complete destruction of Jamie's character out of the blue in one scene jfc
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by rcpt 4y ago
> Edit: this comment seems quite controversial Pet talk on the internet is like that
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by rcpt 4y ago
At the very least allow people to kill cats when they're on your property. Instead you can face a year in jail if you put down the cat that's been hunting your rabbits and chickens
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by rcpt 4y ago
Seems fine to me. It's a good article to.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Beverly Hills routinely approves single family home teardowns as long as you replace with another single family home. But replacing with an apartment? Not in MY backyard!
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by rcpt 4y ago
How about actually making environmental regulations matter? Blocking infill development with CEQA? You need to say how much more driving will happen as a result.
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by rcpt 4y ago
? The discussion in there links court documents where they establish that he was selling lab animals. https://wenshu.court.gov.cn/website/wenshu/181107ANFZ0BXSK4/...
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by rcpt 4y ago
The prior might be higher than you think https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47531/did-a-chi...
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by rcpt 4y ago
Water should be priced the same for everyone, there's no reason that alfalfa farmers should pay a hundredth of a percent that I do for the same resource.
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by rcpt 4y ago
He very clearly addressed your question. I don't see the problem.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Homeowners trying to kill property taxes is like a law of physics
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by rcpt 4y ago
Unlike land within our borders, TSLA isn't finite in supply and something we need to directly compete with each other for.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Since he's talking about California the answer is boomers. They bought decades ago and locked in miniscule property tax rates which don't go up because of Prop 13.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Home prices dropping 50% puts us in 2018. Why do you think we'll all be knee deep in skeletons clubbing each other to death if that happens?
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by rcpt 4y ago
There's no reason for rents to rise and I'd argue that even current rents are overpriced. Urban offices aren't filling up and essential workers have less money than ever.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Here in Long Beach we have honest to God oil derricks right in the middle of neighborhoods yet our zoning when it comes to new housing is as strict as it gets.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Low income seniors are covered by the California Tax Postponement Program. Most states have something similar. Prop 13 is wholly unnecessary.
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by rcpt 4y ago
Beef and dairy use more water than nuts. We only deflect attention to almonds because the meat industry is excellent at influencing public opinion

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