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by imtringued
1519 days ago
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Okay, let's assume land is expensive and you do need the parking lots. Georgism just tells you, please use the land more efficiently. Underground parking or a multi story garage become profitable as they reduce the amount of land being used and therefore reduces land value taxes you have to pay. Ethical tax avoidance! |
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However, you are demonstrating that Georgist "efficient land use" is not particularly desirable. (Moreover, "efficient" land use is rarely that important.)
Georgism does push towards a monoculture and a particularly horrible one at that.
For example, Georgism punishes someone who puts some open space between buildings, even though open-space is clearly a good thing.
As I wrote previous, Georgists confuse having an equation that they can "optimize" with having a useful idea on how to allocate resources in the real world.
Yes, Georgism lets you do some calculations, but that doesn't imply that doing those calculations is worthwhile. (This is a problem with economics as a field.)
And, no, the "witticisms" don't make your case. They actually argue that Georgists are dangerous fools.