Mastodawn

https://www.sightline.org/2026/06/03/yes-a-land-value-tax-is-possible-in-washington-state/ “Tah-dah! Empty lots become homes or businesses” #Spokane #LandValueTax #TaxShift #Sightline #housing #EconomicDevelopment #walkable

Yes, a Land Value Tax Is Possible in Washington State | Sightline Institute

A new report modeling a property tax building exemption in Spokane rebalances incentives toward community goals, encouraging homebuilding and discouraging in-city vacant land speculation.

Sightline Institute

Hacker News Jun 5, 2025

Want to Model a Land Value Tax Shift in Your City?

https://progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/want-to-model-a-land-value-tax-shift

#HackerNews #LandValueTax #CityPlanning #TaxShift #UrbanEconomics #PolicyChange

Want to Model a Land Value Tax Shift in Your City? Here's How.

A step-by-step guide on modeling land value taxes. Launching an open-source library to make LVT modeling more accessible.

Progress and Poverty

Lyle Solla-Yates Jul 6, 2023

@danielleganza land taxes, carbon taxes, luxury taxes, inheritance taxes, land transfer taxes, wealth taxes. Plenty of policy options on the table when we are ready to get to work fixing things and saving lives. #climate #taxshift