Correct, I think there’s no practical or realpolitik-theoretical way to make it work. To the extent that you make exceptions in implementation, it’s no longer a land-value tax, it’s a land-value fig leaf over a “what we can get away with” tax.
to the extent that you make exceptions in implementation, it’s no longer a land-value tax
This is true the same way that to the extent you dilute your cocoa with water, it’s no longer hot chocolate, it’s water :) I don’t know of almost any “pure” real world policies or taxes. I’d need some good evidence to believe that the LVT is that fragile.
Correct, I think there’s no practical or realpolitik-theoretical way to make it work. To the extent that you make exceptions in implementation, it’s no longer a land-value tax, it’s a land-value fig leaf over a “what we can get away with” tax.
This is true the same way that to the extent you dilute your cocoa with water, it’s no longer hot chocolate, it’s water :) I don’t know of almost any “pure” real world policies or taxes. I’d need some good evidence to believe that the LVT is that fragile.