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jrv: Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2013 3:08 PM
Three Cheers for Pennsylvania Land Value Tax Cities
Because UrbanTools is in Pennsylvania, it should be no surprise that land value tax is most prevalent in the Keystone state. We work all over the country in the world, but Pennsylvania is still "home." We've been proud to work with these communities, and are grateful that the outcomes have had positive effects and have helped people through hard economic times.
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Current News Item, Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy and Taxes, Land Value Tax, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Property Tax Reform, Urban Tax Policy, Urban Rejuvenation, Harrisburg, Scranton, Economic Development, Clairton
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Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2012 4:27 PM
Three Cheers for Clairton UrbanTools' parent, the Center for the Study of Economics is happy to make the theoretical, as well as the empirical case that land value tax helps communities directly to rebound and recohere. |
Current News Item, Economic Policy, Land Value Tax, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Property Tax Reform, Urban Tax Policy, Economic Rent, Public Resources, Urban Rejuvenation, Economic Development, Housing, Clairton
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Joshua Vincent: Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 3:56 PM
Spreading Like Kudzu
Historic reality: in 1950, Cleveland Ohio had a population
of nearly
1,000,000. It had a tax base that
was compact and served all sectors of the city well. Great fortunes were made, along with the success
of the working and middle classes. From the 1900s to the 1950s, great civic
amenitiesbecame possible with this wealth.
John Rockefeller was only the largest source of foundations and gifts that
made Cleveland not only a gritty industrial hub, but a place where one could
become a more educated, cultured and involved citizen. |
Economic Policy, Law and the Constitution, Fiscal Policy and Taxes, Connecticut, Land Value Tax, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Philadelphia, Public Resources, Urban Rejuvenation, Economic Development, Pittsburgh, Tax Exemption and Abatment
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jrv: Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:18 PM
Dr. Herbert Barry of Pittsburgh, an UrbanTools Director has shown his adeptness in outreach to all forms of media, including print and now radio. Please call in to the radio show on Friday March 30, to participate in this broadcast.
 I will be interviewed on a radio show, on Friday 30 March 2012, 10:00 to 10:30 AM (Eastern time). Listeners can access it at the phone number 1-424-220-1873. The title I chose for the program is "How to remedy our maladaptive sources of government revenue. |
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Joshua Vincent: Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 5:35 PM
UrbanTools got underway as the Henry George Foundation of America in Pittsburgh in 1926. Through the years, some of the most respected elected officials in Western Pennsylvania such as Pennsylvania Gov. David Lawrence, and mayors Scully and McNair served on our Board of Directors.
During those 85+ years, Pittsburgh and other Allegheny County cities and school districts have utilized land value taxation as a tool to discourage private land banking and to encourage all levels of investment and labor inside municipal boundaries. |
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