Comment by howunfortunate

> A simpler overall approach (I've left out the nuances) would be to have an equal amount of land per person completely tax free

I like the thought, but the challenge in most places is that the poor are already paying massive "negative tax" in the form of various social subsidies.

So if you add tax exemptions on top of it, it becomes increasingly impractical to raise enough taxes.

And no, it can't be done simply by taxing the rich more. That should be done too, in my view! But the math is simply such that we need a pretty broad tax base to support our spending.