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"The rule of law, but for land use" remains an *profoundly* radical position.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com

looked at in longer perspective, it's striking how much this resembles the premodern system of exclusion, rents, and personalist connections, which was--and this part's important--radically worse than the modern system of impersonal rules and general taxation

26/10/26, 6:42 pm25 reposts256 likes

John Muller

@mrjohnmuller.bsky.social

18h

In a reasonable system, you should know exactly what you can build on a given piece of land before buying it, and the only subsequent interaction you'd need to have with a government body would be arranging a safety inspection, and paying your taxes.

Kevin

@zerocarbonkev.bsky.social

19h

But think about to consultants who make their living navigating this complicated mess to actually get things built!