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Georgism in practice

2025-10-30 19:55:09.971236+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Related to some local discussions I'm having around Georgism and the practicalities and unintended side-effects of land value and vacancy taxes: Lyle Solla-Yates @Lyle@cville.online

A very short intro from #detroit : “Detroit’s Land Value Tax Plan is a way for Detroit voters to decide whether to cut homeowners’ taxes by an average of 17% and pay for it by increasing taxes on abandoned buildings, parking lots, scrapyards, and other similar properties.“

Detroit’s Land Value Tax Plan (pdf).

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