Janning

Janning

@janning.bsky.social

See the cat. Find #Georgist friends. Visit the #Georgism Discord: discord.gg/AjWdW5JHF5 Stay awhile. Join the #GeorgistBookClub. Friends of LVT welcome.

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Janning
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Many Georgist shibboleths throughout without explicitly using the term Georgist/Georgism and Public Banking is certainly looking to be the modern day iteration of Georgist monetary policy (commonly understood to be the gold half of the Georgist shield/Chevron).

Janning
@janning.bsky.social

(There is some occasional cussing as it is targeted toward union workers in WA state and the Greater Seattle Area, but I find many of the concepts to be framed in an accessible way, so I think that the rhetoric is 75-85% of the way there.)

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Shane Phillips
@shanedphillips.bsky.social

It took us 111 episodes, but we finally dedicated a full interview to land value taxes. "The taking by the community, for the use of the community, of that value which is the creation of the community"! Thanks @larsiusprime.bsky.social for joining us! lewis.ucla.edu/2026/04/22/1...

lewis.ucla.eduEpisode 111: Land Value Tax Would Fix This with Lars Doucet (Incentives Series pt. 11) - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy StudiesWe close out the Incentives Series with a primer on land value taxes (LVT), the ultimate incentive-aligned housing policy.
Janning
@janning.bsky.social

The same property tax caps which prevent the middle class from being extorted by government are the very same caps which force the middle class to subsidize the wealthy.

Janning
@janning.bsky.social

I don't care which side of the aisle you're on. When you threaten a government shutdown, you're not striking to improve your working conditions. You're striking because you're not getting your way. Go invoke an Article V Convention. Show up SOMEWHERE and DO YOUR JOB.

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Daryl Fairweather β›…
@fairweatherphd.bsky.social

As China halts U.S. soybean imports for Argentinian ones, American farmers face frustration over a U.S. bailout for Argentina's economy. According to Redfin, this is impacting housing, with 2 in 5 homes in Des Moines & Omaha seeing price dropsβ€”double the national rate.

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Ryan Geddie
@ryangeddie.bsky.social

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George fan hearing about Mamdani- β€œYou know who else ran for mayor of New York on a pro-worker platform and was opposed by a corrupt Democratic Party?”

Janning
@janning.bsky.social

#LandValueTax " - Want to address wealth inequality? Just tax land. - Want to fix housing affordablility? Just tax land. - Want to rejuvenate the middle class? Just tax land. - Want to boost business? Just tax land. - Want to reduce compliance costs? Just tax land. Whatever you do, just tax land. "

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Ned Resnikoff
@resnikoff.bsky.social

Taxing the *positive* externalities of certain transportation modes is a new one to me. Maybe Washington can take that revenue and use it to subsidize cigarette sales.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social

The proposed transportation budget that was just released by the Washington State Senate includes a 10% surcharge on e-bikes, and a vehicle registration fee for public transit operators along with a removal of the exemption of public transit vehicles from paying tolls.

Janning
@janning.bsky.social

πŸ€” What if insurance companies were required to be not-for-profit and return any amounts received in excess of paying out claims and operating expenses to policy holders as dividends? πŸ€”

Janning
@janning.bsky.social

Hey kids: Don't confuse price inflation with monetary inflation. Don't confuse inflation with deadweight loss. Don't confuse government debt with government spending. Don't confuse productive government spending with unproductive government spending.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

".. During a radio interview Saturday .., Bessent said 'tariffs can’t be inflationary because if the price of one thing goes up -- unless you give people more money -- then they have less money to spend on the other thing, so there is no inflation.'" @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/b...

cnn.comβ€˜Huge relief.’ CEOs exhale after Trump taps Scott Bessent to lead Treasury | CNN BusinessHedge fund executive Scott Bessent survived an internal squabble over the role of Treasury secretary, a key position that will face almost immediate deadlines and pressures.
Janning
@janning.bsky.social

The people demand free parking. In a world where cars outnumber people (which isn't true), somebody should think of the cars! #CarMathusian #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism

Janning
@janning.bsky.social

"And state Sen. Mark Baisley, R-Woodland Park, questioned exactly where people would park in a city like Denver if the tax system incentivized multi-story buildings on every block." πŸ”° Sounds like #LVT would trigger a #ConstructionBoom & help make more #AffordableHousing. Priorities, people!

tsscolorado.comPolis lobbies property-tax commission to consider land value tax | The Sum and SubstanceColorado's governor is boosting the idea of a land value tax, which assesses value to property based on land rather than the buildings on it.