Conventional wisdom regarding the Land Value Tax states that it cannot be passed on to tenants of a residence, due to the fixed supply of land; meaning that only the one who actually owns the land would be burdened from the tax. But, to my knowledge: This is assuming a for-profit free market system.
Wouldn't this logic then fail to apply to a housing market in which all supply were operated at non-profit rates? Or would this still apply, but the driving factor would shift from "profit maximizing" to "tax burden minimizing" (or maybe something else)?
Would having all housing operate at non-profit rates mean that any increases in a Land Value Tax burden mean that it increases rents?
byu/Aven_Osten inAskEconomics
Posted by Aven_Osten