Progress & Poverty
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A newsletter dedicated to exploring the thought and implications of Georgism.
Joined February 2022
DeSantis is half-right. The building tax is bad. Put $200k in building today, get taxed on it indefinitely. Two decades later, your paying for building two decades earlier. Without a building tax, Florida could see 20% more development via saved tax.
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Are you interested in researching LVY? . Here's a Georgist research agenda .
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RT @Sam__Enright: In the latest for @_fitzwilliam, I go to a conference, and attempt to do some intellectual history on the philosophy of B….
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A step-by-step guide on modeling LVT in your city with open-source code. read now! .
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Georgist's had a system to value land in the 1900's -- learn how! .
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Public land sell off sneaks into House reconciliation, opposed by a newly-formed, bipartisan Public Lands Caucus to protect federal land.
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Two new reports show that shifting taxes from buildings to land shifts burden to vacant and underutilized land, spurring development. See what LVT looks like in South Bend and Princeton .
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Maryland state senate passes a bill for land value taxes, and more updates across the nation! .
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NYC's property tax systems overtaxes density and penalizes poverty -- read more: .
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RT @larsiusprime: Read all about it in todays guest piece at @PnPSubstack , courtesy of historian @C_W_England .
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What if people just self assessed their land value? The Harberger tax is a proposal for just that, but it comes with other vulnerabilities. Mobile Home Parks, Harberger Auctions, and The Hold-Up Problem
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RT @larsiusprime: "Mass Appraisal for the Masses," part 1 is up today on @PnPSubstack. We answer the following questions:.- How does prope….
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How are property tax assessments calculated, and how can we know if they're fair? @larsiusprime dives deep into the world of mass appraisal.
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LVT legislation is gaining momentum across the U.S., with developments in Maryland, Washington, Minnesota, New York, and more. It's only the beginning of the long path to #LVT. Read more:
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RT @larsiusprime: We're BACK baby! Not only is the Progress & Poverty s*bsta*k back with a new WEEKLY posting schedule, but we're also anno….
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The piece concludes with a fitting quote from Henry George
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He then explains how this system would be an effective climate compromise between developed and developing countries, alongside how (in contrast to the Lockean system) it would distribute the natural resource rents equally to everyone.
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He details how a Georgist cap and trade system would work and provides some numbers to demonstrate.
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