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My first instinct is "yes" but then I thought about it and I think it's just going to exacerbate the short-stay problem unless combined with other measures.

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[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because the value is not immediately and readily accessible without uprooting their entire life.

Tax the shit outta the sale, sure but basically penalising someone for living in their own house opens up a lot of very bad doors.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

That's exacty what I'm arguing. A land tax which is able to be put off until the sale where people have low incomes. That would not penalise anyone, it just means some of the windfall gains from rising property prices go towards paying taxes rather than being a freebie to be passed on to the next generation as inheretance.