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Gentrification: An LVT Would Do That

August 11, 2023 By Salim Furth

In many cities, poor people occupy valuable urban land close to downtown jobs, amenities, and transit. They can afford to live there because the housing stock in inner areas is usually older. If it hasn't been completely renovated, the result can be quite cheap, even if the land is pretty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: gentrification, Georgism, Henry George

Detroit: LVT would fix that

June 14, 2023 By Jeff Fong

In a recent Mackinac Policy conference, Detroit's Mayor Mike Dugan proposed *drum roll* a land value tax. Sort of. Mayor Dugan’s proposal would create separate tax rates for land and capital improvements (i.e. the buildings on top). Specifically, he wants to decrease the tax rate on buildings by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: blight, Detroit, Henry George, land value tax, LVT, property taxes

Land Value Taxation and Intertemporal Tradeoffs

April 18, 2022 By Jeff Fong

Georgists assert that a Land Value Tax (LVT) ensures land is always put to its most efficient use. They claim that increased carrying costs deter speculation. And if valuable land is never held out of use, society is better off.I think the story about incentives is correct. But I question … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Georgism, Henry George, LVT, taxes

Visions of Progress: Henry George vs. Jane Jacobs

September 13, 2016 By Sandy Ikeda

 Henry George and Jane Jacobs each have an enthusiastic following today, including, I’m sure, some readers of The Freeman.For those who might not know, Henry George is the late-19th-century American intellectual best known for his proposal of a “single tax” from which he believed the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, history, Jane Jacobs Tagged With: Economics, Henry George, Jane Jacobs, land value tax

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