Full Employment, Growth And Progress On A Small Planet: Relieving Poverty While Healing The Earth
By: Mason Gaffney
... especially Section C: "Needed Modern Adaptations," where Gaffney updates Georgist policy prescriptions beautifully, and discusses it in a way that relates directly to environmental taxation policy.
This is the link needed to build a broad and effective coalition: LVTers and ETRers finally coming together.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Slumburbia - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com
From February 10th's "Slumburbia" - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com:
".......a few lessons about urban planning can be picked from the stucco pile.
One is that, at least here in California, the outlying cities themselves encouraged the boom, spurred by the state’s broken tax system. Hemmed in by property tax limitations, cities were compelled to increase revenue by the easiest route: expanding urban boundaries. They let developers plow up walnut groves and vineyards and places that were supposed to be strawberry fields forever to pay for services demanded by new school parents and park users.
One is that, at least here in California, the outlying cities themselves encouraged the boom, spurred by the state’s broken tax system. Hemmed in by property tax limitations, cities were compelled to increase revenue by the easiest route: expanding urban boundaries. They let developers plow up walnut groves and vineyards and places that were supposed to be strawberry fields forever to pay for services demanded by new school parents and park users.
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