• half@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s like saying that a flat income tax is a progressive tax because some people have more income.

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      1 year ago

      Thats nonsensical. A flat income tax is, by definition, non-progressive. The rate does not increase.

      LVTs tax you on the unimproved value of land and some land is inherently more valuable than others. If you can afford said land, you pay more in taxes.

      Unimproved land having differing value is rather a core component of Georgism