Common Ground U.S.A.

Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later

Sep 24, 2026 | Success stories

Hi, this is Lars Doucet, author of the book review of Henry George’s Progress and Poverty that won the first ACX book review contest, as well as the three-part follow-up guest post series, “Does Georgism Work?” A lot has happened since then, including land value tax...

Affordable Housing with a Socialist Mayor – a Policy Brief

Apr 1, 2026 | Groundswell

Common Ground USA member: Marty RowlandMarch 31, 2025 It’s Spring 2026, so I must be writing about Seattle’s Katie Wilson or New York City’s Zohran Mamdani. Living in Forest Hills, NY, it’s the latter. But this brief should be useful for...

Replacing the Current 4-Class Property Tax in New York City with a Land Value Tax (Updated 3/15/26)

Feb 26, 2026 | Articles, Groundswell, Video

By Scott Baker and Grok 5 Version 2.0: https://x.com/i/grok?conversation=2032118973647515773 A major land value reassessment in my and Grok’s original paper: Replacing the Current 4-Class Property Tax in New York City with a Land Value Tax, published below on 2/26/26...

New York’s Housing Affordability Crisis – What’s land got to do with it?

Feb 3, 2026 | Video

New York City faces a severe housing affordability crisis, with 55% of households rent-burdened and homelessness at record highs. While conventional solutions focus on increasing housing supply through zoning reforms and tax incentives, evidence suggests that these...

How a state bill proposed by state Sen. Rachel May could reshape property taxes in Syracuse — and spur development

Jan 30, 2026 | Groundswell

Mayor Sharon Owens has expressed early interest in the bill, which could allow Syracuse to opt into a pilot program to change how property is taxed. Mayor Sharon Owens believes a bill proposed in the state legislature that would alter how property is taxed could also...