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dwallin on Aug 25, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: America is building chip factories. Now to find th...

No, you just need a properly set land value tax to discourage simple rent seeking behavior from driving up the price of land / housing.

dh2022 on Aug 25, 2023 [–]

There are taxes on land - at least in Seattle they are part of the property taxes (according to the stub King County sends me every year). But I guess it is not properly enough for you... I am guessing is too low for your probably....

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