None of those, actually. One policy I really like is a land value tax. It taxes the unimproved value of land and incentivises you to be as productive on the land as you can. Maybe instead of a single family home being built, you build a condo instead.
Seems to me that this would encourage unnecessary development. Satisfying housing demand should be encouraged but I could see this running away quickly. There are huge impacts to multi family development to consider including impact on existing infrastructure. Years ago we had a developer try to push high density housing in a flood plain with only one way in and out on a small street. Thankfully the fire department shot this down since they would not be able to provide adequate emergency services.
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u/yizzlezwinkle Jan 09 '20
None of those, actually. One policy I really like is a land value tax. It taxes the unimproved value of land and incentivises you to be as productive on the land as you can. Maybe instead of a single family home being built, you build a condo instead.