As others have already mentioned, it's easier to game the system when there are many different taxes. The distortions are already weird.
> Someone who went off and lived in the sticks where land was practically worthless could reduce their tax bill to next to nothing.
Depending on the method used to assess the value of land, the market would adjust for this. There are still other great incentives for people to live in cities, of course.
> Someone who went off and lived in the sticks where land was practically worthless could reduce their tax bill to next to nothing.
Depending on the method used to assess the value of land, the market would adjust for this. There are still other great incentives for people to live in cities, of course.