The Tax That Could Solve the Housing Crisis (opens in new tab)

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 they may sound similar, land value tax and property tax lead to vastly different outcomes.

Check out this Strong Towns video for an explanation about both taxes and how they differ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok2uR3btMrE

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That wouldn't impact housing prices. From shareholder standpoint, there isn't much difference between dividends and stock buybacks. Stock buybacks can potentially reduce tax liability for some shareholders.

They're the same thing

The benefits of a LVT go beyond inner city housing issues though. Of the top ten states with the highest poverty rates in the US - nine are red. If you're unfortunate enough to be part of the (one in five!) impoverished residents of Mississippi you want to see property taxes reduced and undeveloped land decentivized because every dollar saved in pursuit of affordable housing stretches further.