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Comment by happyopossum

2 days ago

> a land value tax incentivizes higher density housing. A single house and an apartment complex pay the exact same amount of tax, while the apartment building can split it up over many occupants.

That would only be true if the LVT replaced the existing property tax structure, which is not what TFA is calling for.

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