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Florida wants to abolish property tax

We have responded to a Florida proposal on abolishing property tax. See commentary.


What would a shift to land value taxation look like in Oregon?

Aerial view of downtown Portland, Oregon

Check out this helpful primer below detailing what a shift to land value tax (LVT) would look like for the people of Oregon.

Intro to LVT


Featured Papers

Study Simulating Land Value Tax
in Multnomah Co.

PSU study cover page, depicting Portland from West HillsThe Northwest Economic Research Center (NERC) previously released two studies exposing gross inequities in Oregon’s property tax system due to Measures 5 and 50. Following up on these findings, Common Ground OR-WA requested NERC undertake a simulation of a land value tax (LVT) to uncover if the policy would be more equitable and promote efficient land use. See this landmark report.

 


An Economic Solution to Oregon’s Housing Affordability Crisis

A Citizen’s Dividend funded by a land value tax

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