Housing LVT

Earthsharing Canada Video

By Frank de Jong ~ Posted Sat, 2012-05-19 13:38
Land Value Taxation and the Built Environment

Watch video: Land Value Taxation and the Built Environment

The main benefits of LVT (revenue-neutral municipal tax sifting off buildings onto the land below the buildings) are:

1. LVT doesn't punish businesses, landlords or home owners for fixing up, expanding, renovating, or re-purposing their buildings;

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A housing crisis of global proportions

By Frank de Jong ~ Posted Sat, 2012-04-28 08:25

Globe and Mail columnist calls for Land Value Taxation.

Doug Saunders: "If we really wanted housing to be profitable and plentiful, we’d tax owners on the annual rise in value of their property – a Land Value Tax. This has two benefits: First, you’re taxing a non-productive source of wealth, whereas income and corporate taxes can stifle innovation and risk-taking."

Globe and Mail, Published Saturday, Apr. 28, 2012
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/doug-saunders/a-housing-crisis...

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