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Are there any canonical examples / cities you can point us to where this approach is being taken successfully?
by onos 4y ago
Are there any canonical examples / cities you can point us to where this approach is being taken successfully?
- ItsMonkk 4y agoA full land value tax has never been tried. Currently the closest example is Singapore[0], but they have much more central control than what a Georgist would find ideal. 99 year leases are far to long, and shorter leases would have much more beneficial effects. Detroit was an example of a city that massively expanded[1] because of it, but eventually lost it's way. Harrison, PA[2] is an example of a city that 'recently' used a revenue neutral split-rate system to keep from going bankrupt. [0]: https://progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/singapore-economic-prosperity-through https://progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/singapore-economic... [1]: https://www.dollarsandsense.org/archives/2013/0813clevelandgaffney.html https://www.dollarsandsense.org/archives/2013/0813clevelandg... [2]: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/3/6/non-glamorous-gains-the-pennsylvania-land-tax-experiment https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/3/6/non-glamorous-g...