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12km of cost-shifting – onto working stiffs like you
The Property Council of Australia was out again yesterday, sternly defending the land from pesky taxes and ‘value capture’. Well, their land. The ACT branch said its members "applaud the ACT government's vision" for the 12-kilometre tram linking the city and...
Take action against the GST increase – now!
Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing Australia JULY 2015 Arthur John Picton Change is Coming Are the winds of change finally blowing our way? Alan Kohler dropped by for a visit, we've...
Free the people – use good taxes
The Housing Industry Association's Harley Dale and the Urban Development Institute's Michael Corcoran have called for the repeal of Stamp Duty in favor of a broad-based land tax, News Corp reports today. Both lobby groups fear an extension of the GST to building...
The valuation conundrum – not.
By Bryan Kavanagh and David Collyer This week’s game-changer, the Property Taxes paper by Grattan Institute has a minor error on land valuation that needs correcting before it becomes a gift to the opponents of reform. Grattan is acutely aware that on this topic they...
Grattan proposes land tax – oops, property levy.
The Grattan Institute has just released a working paper Property Taxes to lift our thinking about which are the best taxes to reform onto. Grattan CEO John Daley and Senior Associate Brendan Coates say: “...states and territories have a looming funding gap, and have...
A Real-Assets Model of Economic Crises
Will China Crash in 2015? by Mason Gaffney As published in the American Journal for Economics and Sociology Abstract. Loosely derived from Henry Georgeís theory that land speculation creates boom-bust cycles, a real-assets model of economic crises is developed. In...
Find me a true prophet!
The Barnett government in WA is advertising for someone to forecast what its tax and royalty revenues will be. Earlier official predictions, notably on iron ore royalty revenue, have proven wildly inaccurate. The advertisement specifically calls for macro-economic and...
Squaring the circle: The contradictory arguments against limiting negative gearing to new homes
By Gavin Putland. Cross-posted from Land Value Research Group. Of all the proposed reforms to negative gearing, the one with the best chance of being supported by a major political party — hence the best chance of getting through Parliament — is to disallow or...
The Land Situation In Mexico
This article was originally published in Progress Magazine in July 1977. By David Simmons, Director, Instituto de Estudios Ibero Americanos, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. One of the reasons for the comparative stability of Mexico during the past 50 years has been the...
Top 100 Documentaries to Change the World
Our documentary REAL ESTATE 4 RAN$OM made this list, and close to the top too. These cold winter days are perfect for a watch.... or re-watch!
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