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Dominic Frisby. A simple guide to land value tax

Dominic Frisby Comedy Videos · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Microeconomics & behavioral economicsInvesting & personal financeLabor, work & inequality

What it is

Comedian Dominic Frisby gives a ten-minute explanation of land value tax. He argues it would fix problems of rent-seeking and the economics of land ownership.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN users share it as a short, accessible explainer for land value tax whenever housing, rents or inequality come up.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “Watch this 5 times then spend ten minutes passing it on”

    Short explainer for understanding real estate and land economics.

    amiga_500, 2019-12 · Strong recommendation · in “What Is the Most Valuable Thing You Can Learn in One Hour?”

  2. “Here is a video on land value tax, which would fix our messed up feudal economies”

    Explains land value tax as fix for rentier economies.

    branchless, 2018-08 · Recommendation · in “Bullshit Jobs”

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Topics: land value tax, economics, housing, rent-seeking, taxation

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