From faster approvals to hiring more workers, governments need to step up: experts

Peter Armstrong · CBC News

  • SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    So experts are wrong and you’re right, but also plenty of experts agree with you? How do you believe these contradictory things?

    Experts agree on a land value tax and so do I. If that’s all you said, we wouldn’t be disagreeing. But the crazy thing you said is that we need no new housing supply, which no one agrees with.

    You also seem to be completely ignorant as to why taxing land value works. When land value is not taxed, we subsidize inefficient use of land like the economically and environmentally disastrous suburban sprawl you seem to like so much.

    I need to get back to my own students. Please consider taking an intro economics or urban design course, or even just read a book or two.