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by bjackman 372 days ago
Any solution to a problem that fundamentally comes down to undue privilege for incumbency, is gonna harm incumbents some way or another. I don't think there's much you can do about that, and it doesn't mean you shouldn't solve the problem.

Still, you're right that you need to think about how to avoid harming those interests in a way that's actively unfair or overly disruptive. I don't think people talk about this very much, because not many people are seriously talking about solving the problems LVT targets.

E.g. everyone says "tackle the housing crisis, build more houses!" but very few people actually seem interested in doing anything that would have any downside at all. At least with e.g. climate change people say "we have to make some sacrifices".

Anyway I guess the basic solution has to be that you solve the problem very slowly so people have a chance to adjust to the new regime?