Bill Newell, Author at Common Ground U.S.A.

California and Minnesota LVT bills to receive hearings

Mar 15, 2023 | Articles, Groundswell

Land value tax legislation will recieve a hearings in California and Minnesota. Check out the tweets below. The California Land Value Tax Study Bill #AB362 from @alex_lee has a hearing date with the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee on Monday, March 27th!...

VIDEO: WSJ | Why America’s Biggest Cities Are Littered With Vacant Lots

Mar 10, 2023 | Groundswell, Video

The Wall Street Journal recently issued an article and a video about Detroit’s new proposal to implement a split-rate land value tax, which would tax the value of land separate from the value of any structures on it. The tax would incentivize property owners to...

Member of California Assembly introduces LVT study legislation

Feb 3, 2023 | Articles, Groundswell

We are excited to announce that Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José) has recently introduced legislation to study the potential shift from antiquated property tax to land value taxation in California. Land value taxation is a system where taxes are levied based...

CGUSA Member Lars Doucet Interviewed About His Book on Land Value Taxation, Georgism

Jan 11, 2023 | Groundswell, Video

Watch CGUSA member Lars Doucet speak about his book, land value taxation, how land is valued, and...

Detroit effort to shift taxation onto land value highlights a national movement

Jan 9, 2023 | Articles

Detroit has been branded as a lost city. Once an urban jewel of the Great Lakes region, the city’s reign as the Motor Capital has gone the way of MoTown Records, a relic of the past. But that might not remain the case for long. To turn the tide and remake Detroit, the...