The Gaffney Quantum Leap Effect

Fred E. Foldvary In economics, the waste of resources caused by a tax has two names. One is the “deadweight loss,” a loss to the economy with no offsetting gain. The other name is the “excess burden,” since the burden on the economy is in...

Rental Yield and Returns for All

Today’s Age Artice Higher Rentals Seen as Spur for Investment by Chris Vedelago is a good prompter to peer behind the curtains of rental yield. Despite the headline quoting a new report saying that gross rental yields are at an attractive 5.5% for investors,...

ABC TV on Canberra Land Rent proposal

Interesting developments in Canberra can be tracked via this ABC report: Buy the house, rent the land: ACT’s new housing plan. As many will know, it’s not the first time this has occurred. Read one of our most popular web pages: Canberra’s Land...

Aussie News and Views

Geoff Forster The International Union for Land Value Taxation is launching a campaign to modify the UN Declaration of Human Rights. Article 3 at present reads: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and the security of person. The proposed amended version is:...