Why 98% of economists support a land value tax

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A land value tax could push owners to build on idle lots, but Seoul shows it cannot solve housing affordability alone.

Los Angeles devotes 23% of downtown land to surface parking, while Toronto has vacant lots and London has tens of thousands of empty homes. The video revisits Henry George’s argument that landowners capture gains created by society, and explains why economists often favor taxing land rather than buildings: land is fixed, so the tax can encourage development without discouraging work or construction. A split-rate tax would lower taxes on buildings and raise them on land, making vacant lots and parking less attractive to hold. Evidence from existing systems is promising but limited. Practical obstacles include valuing land separately and political resistance; Denmark uses digitized assessments, while Cincinnati modeling suggests parking-lot and vacant-land owners lose most and many households benefit. Still, Seoul’s efficient land use has not ended its affordability crisis. The video concludes that land taxes must accompany public housing, more construction, and looser zoning.

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1. 0:00Intro: 98% of economists support land value tax despite widespread urban underuse
2. 1:53Georgism: Henry George’s Progress and Poverty inspired a global land-value movement
3. 5:43Why economists love LVT: fixed land supply and a split-rate tax could discourage underuse
4. 12:03Why LVTs are not implemented: valuation hurdles and homeowner politics
5. 15:34Why LVT may still work: modern valuation and reform help, but Seoul shows it is no cure-all

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