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If we are going to have taxation we should be targeting the behavior we want to discourage in society. Why would it make sense to instead target the behavior we do want? We work hard, we get taxed. We produce something that benefits society, we get taxed. We provide employment, we get taxed. Tax the things we want less of before taxing the things we want more of. Land hoarding/speculation is a great detriment to society. It drives up prices and forces sprawl. I can think of no other thing that is more worthy of taxation.
I agree with that (bolded above) but that would seem to require an exemption for (up to one acre of?) land used for a personal residence and some (similar) allowance for commercial establishments (places of business). Otherwise it would discourage normal residential and commercial land use - not only land hoarding/speculation.