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ABSTRACTS: ABC Net Australia – NEWS– Fisherman’s Bend development approval lacked infrastructure plans, Andrews Government report finds
New large scale developments aided by up-zoning increase the value of land. Unless this speculative gain is recaptured, private beneficiaries…
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ABSTRACTS: Portland Business Tribune Report – Housing costs stifle economic optimism
The Business Tribune (Portland) reported that increasing housing costs are caused by a housing shortage. Meanwhile, local government agencies are…
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ABSTRACTS: Universal Basic Income Self-Defeating Unless Funded by Rental Value Capture
Georgist colleague Frank DeJong asserts that the widely discussed Universal Basic Income can eliminate poverty only if the tax burden…
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ABSTRACTS: California Voters May Opt for Value Capture to Save Transit From the Pandemic
Our Georgist colleagues in California respond to Prop 13 and the need for value capture in transit corridors. See the…
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ABSTRACTS: Op-Ed – Every City Should Try This Innovative Way to Fund Transit
Every city should try this innovative way to fund transit. Using New York and San Francisco as an example, Eric…
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ABSTRACT: Why Minneapolis Needs a Land Value Tax
Saumik Narayanan @ Streets.MN provides a great piece on why Minneapolis should implement a land value tax. Read on… Why…
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ABSTRACTS: Prosper Australia Newsletter – September 30, 2020
Here’s an informative letter from our Georgist friends in Australia. Do we share similar affordable housing circumstances and the same…
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ABSTRACTS: How Vienna Cracked the Case of Housing Affordability
Vancouver BC looks to Vienna Austria for a successful model to provide affordable housing. We can do that! Read on……
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ABSTRACTS: Portland Just Passed The Best Low-Density Zoning Reform in US History
Our Sightline Institute friends reported on Portland’s new zoning rules allowing “missing middle” housing on single family lots. See an…
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ABSTRACTS: The 140-Year-Old Dream of ‘Government Without Taxation’
Henry George’s simple idea to use the land-value tax to fight economic inequality could be worth another look, says Annika…
