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ABSTRACTS – Patrick Condon: “It’s not housing that costs too much. It’s land that costs too much.”
More from “Sick City” on the housing affordability crisis. Is short supply or land speculation the problem? See the double…
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ABSTRACTS: OP-ED Response to State Senator Erdman’s, “Nebraska’s Tax System Needs Fixing”
In one misguided move, a midwestern state proposes to transition from a “least worse” tax regime to the worst tax…
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ABSTRACTS: From Assessment to Collection, Three Places That Built Stronger Property Tax Systems & US Think Tank Rates Estonian Tax System Most Competitive Worldwide
In one generation a Baltic nation transitioned from a socialist state to a successful democracy with “the best tax code…
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ABSTRACTS: How a land value tax could make Philadelphia a more equitable city & A ‘progressive’ approach to taxing land gains traction in Philly Council
Philadelphia City Council is considering a new approach to property taxation that creates an environment of shared and increased prosperity.…
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ABSTRACTS: Opportunity Zones Bolster Investors’ Bottom Lines Rather than Economic or Racial Equity
The federal opportunity zones program is supposed to incentivize private investment in designated “distressed” areas through various tax breaks. Evidence…
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ABSTRACTS: Rezoning Windfalls: Sharing the value of planning giveaways
Landowners made overnight profits from the Fisherman’s Bend development approval, leaving Melbourne taxpayers the burden of financing infrastructure. Prosper Australia…
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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…
