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Strong Towns: Property Tax vs. Land Value "Tax" (LVT)

Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns explains how a land value tax differs from an ordinary property tax, why it makes economic sense, and why it is rarely used. It is a short six-minute explainer.

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Why HN readers recommended it

Pointed to as a concise explanation of land value tax and its effect on city finances.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
John Snow
Topic
land value tax
Format
explainer
Level
intro
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2017–2022

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From the original HN conversations

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  • The author, Chuck Marohn, has previously made this video that explains how a Land Value Tax would affect the fiscal situation of a city (for the better): [VIDEO]

    bufordsharkley on Hacker News · 2017-01
    In Why Many Cities Have No Money

  • Simply put, Land value tax is a tax on the unimproved value of land. It also can be thought of as _location_ value tax. Property tax typically includes both land value tax and the value of the improvements to the land - buildings, etc. While …

    emmateapot on Hacker News · 2022-06
    In The Tax That Could Solve the Housing Crisis

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