Progress and Poverty
Exploring the implications of Georgism in the modern world. Brought to you by the Center for Land Economics
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Welcoming Jeff Fong (opens the original)
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I interrupt our usual flow of essays for one important announcement:The Center for Land Economics team has grown to three!Jeff Fong has joined as our Head of Policy and Partnerships. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="
Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later (opens the original)
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How Texas’s "Secret Tax" Hurts Taxpayers (opens the original)
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Why do people hold vacant land out of use? (opens the original)
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There are two things we like to point out here at the Center for Land Economics: the most valuable land is concentrated in city centers, and these are precisely the areas where land is being held out of use, as surface parking lots and the like.<div class="im
Property tax reform takes center stage — Landscape 10 (opens the original)
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In March of last year, I started the LVT Landscape series—a running series updating folks on LVT momentum. The series has tracked the rise of 13+ states now considering LVT enabling legislation, two states passing such legislation, and an international rise in coverage of LVT. For those past installments, see here. Today marks the tenth Landscape article!In March of this year, Google searches for LVT peaked. This reflects the larger trends we are seeing and feeling: land value taxes are gaining
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