"Landholders were taxed on their land, but once they became tenants they were tax-free; although obviously they had to pay land-rent. But it seems that for many small farmers this was cheaper than paying taxes. There were even laws that prevented, or tried to reverse, the trend toward land concentration."
If land rent is lower than taxes, latifundia owners go broke. They must have gotten a tax break, no? If so, how did laws attempt to prevent land concentration?
"Landholders were taxed on their land, but once they became tenants they were tax-free; although obviously they had to pay land-rent. But it seems that for many small farmers this was cheaper than paying taxes. There were even laws that prevented, or tried to reverse, the trend toward land concentration."
If land rent is lower than taxes, latifundia owners go broke. They must have gotten a tax break, no? If so, how did laws attempt to prevent land concentration?