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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$OM made this list, and close to the top too. These cold winter days are perfect for a watch.... or re-watch!
More property lobby propaganda – Take Action!
ACIL Allen Consulting released a misleading report commissioned by the Property Council of Australia and the Real Estate Institute of Australia about negative gearing. Among its claims are that middle income earners are the primary beneficiaries of negative gearing...
Kohler: Tax Our Bubble Trouble
Australia's most high profile business reporter, Alan Kohler, turned up unannounced this week to find out about the group behind the rising interest in Henry George and Land Value Tax. Cross-posted from Business Spectator ($): Almost 120 years after his death,...
Land rezoning open to routine corruption
As published in The Age and online, highlighting today's seminar. by Clay Lucas The rezoning of land by state governments across Australia is so open to routine corruption and manipulation by a "mates network" among both major political parties that a cooling off...
The freeway to full employment
LC_24 via Compfight Letter to the Editor Australian Financial Review June 18, 2015 ACCESS TO LAND FOR EVERYONE The member for Eden-Monaro, Dr Hendy, suggests it is "crazy" to change negative gearing or capital gains tax arrangements and instead we should accept as a...
The housing crash we had to have: A Gen Y perspective on the bubble
by Matt Ellis So bubble mania has finally hit the mainstream. The housing bubble question has landed squarely at the feet of the Prime Minister and his treasurer, and only 10 to 15 years late… What a relief it is then to hear our fearless leaders assure us that there...
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