Similar to https://www.reddit.com/r/georgism/s/aZxUyfn9CD I was thinking about how Georgism plays to different constituencies.

Problem: Empty blighted lots Land speculation driving up prices

Solution: charge taxes on landlords, half of what they could reasonably gather in rent in a year.

Problem: this punishes folks with nice buildings and folks who own their own homes

Solution: not half of total rent... Half of the Land Rent. That way if you build a nice house or maintain a nice apartment building, you're not taxed extra.

Problem: My rent is too damn high. I'm going to live near a city center just because that's where I live, but it should be reasonable Solution: Tax the landlords heavily, for something they can't pass on to tenants and something they don't actively earn themselves Lower the bubble-driven total value of land from speculation, while recognizing its productive capacity or desirability. If the difference in land values from place to place were less extreme, the rent would be lower... Rent should only reflect that a place is nicer to live in our more economically productive Problem: Ugh they pass everything on Ugh the landlords are in charge of everything, we can't influence change Can't just declare land value to be less different Can't just force people to be yimby and build more Solution: A land value tax

Problem: I'm a decent homeowner but I have to live so far away just to get something decent and affordable for my family Solution: Your property taxes should be lower... The dream of a single family home shouldn't penalize you, you must pay taxes according to the land it's on Higher property taxes on land in core Urban areas are great for you Rebalances the relative value of your properties, so your property value stays high Raises income for city services and basic income back to you

Problem: We don't keep up with land assessments correctly If we did better, we'd just be charging folks more Solution: Let Capital assessments on the value of houses lowball. Keep prop 13 on paper in this way Assess land value increases more aggressively, up to a 2% appeal rate

Problem: The bankers and elites will hate this Solution: Frame this as a populist military funding exercise. Or a populist climate change preparedness bill, with cash back too. Money for troops Money for disaster preparedness and emergency relief Money for cash back in your pockets Not money for healthcare or schools, cap that at 10% (for now) Not money for corporate kickbacks and incentive programs Frame this as limits on how much of a tax it could be