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Lars Doucet - Progress, Poverty, Georgism, & Why Rent is Too Damn High

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The Law of Rent and Land Taxes in San Francisco

Land speculators are actually optimizing for their rate of return, right? And so if land appreciates by 10% a year, you're incentivized to invest in vacant land or a teardown property. Part of the effect is partially the existing property tax regime actively incentivizes empty lots because you have a higher tax burden if you build. But there's also this phenomenon called land banking and waiting for the land to ripen.

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