It’s a new year, and there are new things in the works at RSF! More specifically, we’ve welcomed some new faces to our team – which in my opinion, is the best way possible to be starting off this new
New Undertakings, New Staff
Gearing Up for a New Decade
It’s December and another year, actually another decade, is quickly drawing to a close. It’s a time for many to celebrate and make New Year’s resolutions, and at RSF we’re eager to do both!
First, the reasons to celebrate
A Long-Time Partner, A New Partnership
The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the “Center for Property Tax Reform” (CPTR), a new, joint undertaking with our long-time collaborator, the Center for the Study of Economics (CSE) in Philadelphia.
Those of you who
Introducing: The Center for Property Tax Reform
The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the “Center for Property Tax Reform” (CPTR), a new, joint undertaking with our long-time collaborator, the Center for the Study of Economics (CSE) in Philadelphia.
Those of you who
Can Land Value Tax Give Baltimore’s Neighborhoods Back To Their Residents?
The Real News Network interviewed Josh Vincent, the Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Economics, and a long-time collaborator of RSF’s about the implications of implementing a Land Value Tax in the City of Baltimore.
Watch this
Real News Network Interview: Rich Nymoen on LVT
How Land Value Tax Could Narrow the Racial Wealth and Opportunity Gap
“Protecting property values” was a canard used to justify racist housing policy in 1910, and continues to be an excuse used today. But what if property wasn’t privately
University of Scranton – Fall Henry George Lecture
Human Capital, Inequality and Growth
Made possible through RSF support, the University of Scranton’s 34th Annual Henry George Lecture took place on Friday, October 18, 2019 at 7:30pm in the McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center.
The lecture was given by
Land Value Tax Analysis: Simulating Effects in Multnomah County
Prior measures to limit property tax growth in Oregon have created inequitable tax burdens. Recognizing that adoption of a land value tax (LVT) might bring some relief to lower income residents while encouraging desired infill development,
RSF funded the Northwest
Ta-Nehisi Coates Revisits the Case for Reparations
By The New Yorker
It’s not often that an article comes along that changes the world, but that’s exactly what happened with Ta-Nehisi Coates, five years ago, when he wrote “The Case for Reparations,” in The Atlantic.
Revaluation, Taxation, and Planning in Puerto Rico
A History of Crisis
Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth Territory of the United States, was obtained by the U.S. in 1898. The modern era of Puerto Rico as a territory began in 1952, with the establishment of a republican government after