In recent years, economic inequality has increased along with housing costs, inflation and mass layoffs, all of which have significantly impacted the economic well-being of individuals worldwide. These have led to a plethora of negative outcomes including the rise of homelessness and the share of… Read More »Exploring Universal Basic Income and Its Implementation
In a certain sense, Australia was built on a land value tax. In fact, at the formation of the nation in 1901, a land value tax had already been in force in South Australia and New South Wales for about 20 years, with some jurisdictions… Read More »Land Tax Makes Progress in Australia with New Law
Land Value Tax (LVT) is not a new concept, yet many with an interest in the policy have noticed a recent uptick in news stories and online discussions on the subject, as well as an increasing number of U.S. municipalities and states giving serious consideration… Read More »How popular is Land Value Tax in 2024?
This is the fifth piece in an ongoing series that examines the role that control of land has played in racial injustice throughout Black history in the United States: Part 1: Slaveholders and Land Monopoly (1619 to 1865)Part 2: 40 Acres and a Ghoul (1865… Read More »Land & Racial Injustice – Part 5: Reaping What Was Sowed
This is the second piece in an ongoing series that examines the role that control of land has played in racial injustice throughout Black history in the United States: Part 1: Slaveholders and Land Monopoly (1619 to 1865)Part 2: 40 Acres and a Ghoul (1865… Read More »Land & Racial Injustice – Part 2: 40 Acres and a Ghoul (1865 to 1910)
This is the first piece in an ongoing series that examines the role that control of land has played in racial injustice throughout Black history in the United States: Part 1: Slaveholders and Land Monopoly (1619 to 1865) š (you are here)Part 2: 40 Acres… Read More »Land & Racial Injustice – Part 1: Slaveholders and Land Monopoly (1619 to 1865)
At the dawn of 2024, Colorado residents have property taxes on their minds. Thatās because county assessors across the state have increased property values significantly ā around 40% in El Paso and Pueblo counties, between 35% and 45% in metro Denver counties, and from 40%… Read More »Land Value Tax Promoted by Colorado Governor Gets Attention by Commission
Forty-five years after the passage of Prop 13, property tax reformers on all sides prepare for another battle in 2024. Protecting your homeāand the loved ones in itātouches primal instincts in all humans. So, itās perhaps no wonder that California voters in the 1970s overwhelmingly… Read More »California Prop 13 Faces New Challengers in 2024 and Tough Questions of Equity
“As one-clause headlines summarizing century old movements go, āGeorgists want to tax your land!ā is not the worst, as it succinctly describes how Georgism would impact one particularly literate and tuned in class of people – landowners. But it misses the most important piece of… Read More »RSF responds to the New York Times article titled “The āGeorgistsā Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land”
Increasingly, the people who make our communities run – our teachers, police officers, and facility workers – can no longer afford to live where they work. āWorkforce housingā is an increasingly popular solution to this problem. What is it, and does it represent an equitable… Read More »Is Workforce Housing the Answer to America’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
