"Does Georgism work? Five years later": Lars Doucet revisits the case for a land value tax
An advocate’s update, including what he now thinks he got wrong.
Lars Doucet, whose review of Henry George’s Progress and Poverty won the first ACX book review contest, revisits his case for land value taxes, noting LVT-enabling laws passed this year in two U.S. states.
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Land value tax
After exploring Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later, for the basics, read Land value tax.
The basics of taxing land without regard to buildings on it, and why economists since Adam Smith have argued it doesn’t hurt economic activity.
Wikipedia · Wade · 5 min
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A Search-Theoretic Critique of Georgism
After exploring Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later, for the strongest critique, read A Search-Theoretic Critique of Georgism.
The opposing case: Caplan argues a near-100% land tax would kill the incentive to search for new land and better uses of existing land.
Econlib (Bryan Caplan) · Swim · 30 min
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