To grow sustainably, Anchorage (like so many other cities) should adopt a land value tax.
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The slide into municipal insolvency isn’t as fun as they made it sound. It’s time for cities to #DoTheMath.
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Conventional approaches to property taxation can be summed up as follows: “No good deed goes unpunished.” The Land Value Tax is the surprisingly simple alternative—and it can help spur the kind of growth we actually need.
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We need a tax system that rewards neighborhood investments, discourages idleness, and closely aligns private gain with the public good. Fortunately, just such an approach exists. So then why are so few communities using it?
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When property near water holds a higher value than landlocked properties, we call it the “lake effect.” How can this be used to build a stronger, healthier community?
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