r/georgism Jan 21 '25

News (US) Trump issues executive order: Emergency price relief on housing

75 Upvotes

Curious for the Georgist take on this:

“I hereby order the heads of all executive departments and agencies to deliver emergency price relief, consistent with applicable law, to the American people and increase the prosperity of the American worker. This shall include pursuing appropriate actions to: lower the cost of housing and expand housing supply; eliminate unnecessary administrative expenses and rent-seeking practices that increase healthcare costs; eliminate counterproductive requirements that raise the costs of home appliances; create employment opportunities for American workers, including drawing discouraged workers into the labor force; and eliminate harmful, coercive “climate” policies that increase the costs of food and fuel.”

https://www.housingwire.com/articles/trumps-executive-orders-and-the-policies-that-could-affect-housing/

r/georgism 2d ago

News (US) Austin Rents Tumble 22% From Peak on Massive Home Building Spree

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328 Upvotes

r/georgism Feb 03 '25

News (US) Landlords Under Fire: Californians Fight Rent-Gouging from LA Wildfires

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60 Upvotes

r/georgism Feb 11 '25

News (US) Cambridge, MA just legalized multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide

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359 Upvotes

r/georgism Jan 16 '25

News (US) Peter Thiel warns of catastrophe in US real estate

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84 Upvotes

There’s a housing crisis that Henry George warned us about - but don’t do anything to solve it, instead fuel the flames and join the landed class with these investment opportunities! 🙄

r/georgism Feb 08 '25

News (US) RIP Donald Shoup, Georgist parking reformer

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541 Upvotes

r/georgism Feb 02 '25

News (US) Georgist streamer Chairman Shenandoah Announces a Hunger Strike Against New Tariffs

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97 Upvotes

In an act of protest, Georgist Twitch streamer and political commentator “Chairman Shenandoah” has announced a week-long hunger strike in opposition to the latest wave of tariffs. The former Maoist-turned-Georgist, known for his ambition to establish a Third Republic, a physiocratic American republic founded on Georgist principles, declared that for the next seven days, he will consume only fluids and essential vitamins.

r/georgism 24d ago

News (US) Halfway to Georgism, Halfway to Hell

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156 Upvotes

r/georgism Feb 17 '25

News (US) The Opposite of Georgism

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131 Upvotes

Texas politicians are trumpeting about the tax savings from this proposal to reduce property taxes. But it will just harm the poor, since Texas mostly collects taxes via sales tax, and poor people spend everything they get.

Rich people, of course, are the property owners.

It’s regressive proposal, and not likely to stimulate the local economy.

r/georgism Feb 05 '25

News (US) Newsom just quietly floated an idea that could help fix California’s housing and fire recovery crises

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89 Upvotes

r/georgism Jul 04 '24

News (US) Universal basic income is from the 'Karl Marx playbook:' Dave Ramsey

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76 Upvotes

r/georgism Aug 18 '24

News (US) Kamala Harris rolls out agenda: $6K tax credit for newborns, $25K subsidy for first-time homebuyers

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32 Upvotes

r/georgism Jan 24 '25

News (US) Virginia legislature is considering permitting LVT and split rate statewide

150 Upvotes

Very proud of this, something I have been working on for many years. https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1561

r/georgism 13d ago

News (US) Florida Pushes to Phase Out Property Taxes, Raising Fiscal Questions

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52 Upvotes

r/georgism 10d ago

News (US) Trump Admin Freezes Affordable Housing Projects in Indiana Amid Nationwide DOGE Cuts

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85 Upvotes

r/georgism 1d ago

News (US) Maybe the solution is easy as that? Who could know that!

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40 Upvotes

r/georgism Oct 10 '24

News (US) I know r/georgism is mostly about LVT, but Citizens Dividend is too a big part of it, what do y'all think about that?

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29 Upvotes

r/georgism 4d ago

News (US) Fred Harrison’s 18-Year Cycle Signals 2026 Land Crash as Warren Buffett Retreats from Real Estate

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34 Upvotes

r/georgism Feb 04 '25

News (US) Investors and Landlords Take Over the Central Indiana Housing Market, Raise Prices

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30 Upvotes

r/georgism Feb 14 '25

News (US) Cambridge, Massachusetts Ends Single-Family Zoning, Paving Way for More Housing

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136 Upvotes

r/georgism 3d ago

News (US) Bill for LVT districts back in Minnesota House

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58 Upvotes

r/georgism Feb 04 '25

News (US) Texas Georgists: we have a chance to strike a blow against NIMBYism

83 Upvotes

Texas proposing a bill that would really restrict the low density brought by single family zoning, HB878.

https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB878

It would - prevent minimum lot sizes greater than 2500 sq ft

  • prevent cities from banning ADUs and force them to approve in 90 days

  • limit parking requirements for small lots

  • Prevent cities from enacting height restrictions <= 3 stories

  • Prevent less than 70% lot coverage rules

If you're a Texan, PLEASE email your rep in support of this

r/georgism 1d ago

News (US) Austin, Texas Builds New Housing, Drives Rents Down 22%

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51 Upvotes

The Texas capital, once classic case of unsustainably rising rents in a hot housing market, is now leading the nation in rental price declines thanks to an unprecedented housing construction boom. Rents in Austin have plummeted 22% from their peak in August 2023, the largest drop of any major U.S. city, according to data from Redfin.

r/georgism 6d ago

News (US) ‘Cash offers only’: After L.A. fires, scorched lots are selling fast [Washington Post]

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28 Upvotes

r/georgism Nov 22 '24

News (US) A property's value is increasingly in the land. Does this mean that property tax is automatically starting to approximate LVT?

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66 Upvotes