Henry George Institute

‘All taxes work the same.’ Land is different because supply is fixed. Should fixed-supply things be taxed differently?

https://www.chicagofed.org/publications/chicago-fed-letter/2023/489

Land Value Taxes—What They Are and Where They Come From - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Changes to property tax structures, including the introduction of split-rate taxation, have been seeing increased interest from policymakers. Split-rate property taxation is rooted in the concept of land value taxation, which is an alternative to the form of property taxation used in most U.S. commu...

If landowners capture the ‘community-created’ value, inequality can widen even when the economy grows. Do you think inequality is more about wages… or assets like land?

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/progress-and-poverty/

“The Great Enigma of Our Times”: Henry George’s *Poverty and Progress* (1881 edition) A landmark work of social reform — proposing a land value tax — that helped usher in the Progressive Era.

Who made the land—people or nature? Who makes land value—one owner or the whole community? Answer in 1 sentence.

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/progress-and-poverty/

“The Great Enigma of Our Times”: Henry George’s *Poverty and Progress* (1881 edition) A landmark work of social reform — proposing a land value tax — that helped usher in the Progressive Era.