If you’re attending the National Conference of State Legislatures in Louisville this year, stop by booth 615 and meet the friendly, helpful experts from the Public Revenue Education Council, along with Center for the Study of Economics, Better Cities Committee, and Just Economics, to investigate a revenue source which works better for taxpayers and local governments.
Staffing our booth August 5 thru 7 will be Scott and Sue Walton, Ted and Toni Gwartney, Josh Vincent, Rich Nymoen, and Max Clark. They look forward to meeting you, answering your questions, and telling you lots of stories about how communities have benefited from a shift of tax off of improvements and on to land value.
Our colleagues at Strong Towns have created a 3-minute video (and, more recently, a 7-minute video), explaining how a land value tax discourages land speculators while encouraging appropriate development and bringing revenue for public needs. Their site also has several pages on the subject.
Or, explore our site. Numerous links to relevant texts and videos are here. A more structured description of the how the community benefits when only land value is taxed starts here. A directory of relevant organizations (as well as links to the material we distributed at the 2023 conference) is here.