Land News - 16 February 2006
A simple reform: tax the land, not the home
Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa, Canada
Frank de Jong, Citizen Special
....We should allow market mechanisms to curb sprawl by ****fting property
taxes off
buildings and onto land value (not lot size)...
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/opinion/story.html?id=97ccfb95-1f45-4356-bd92-a79b2611b842
Leading article: A verdict that means business as usual
Independent - London,England,UK
It is quite right that supermarkets should be prevented from hoarding
land.
And it is fair that suppliers should have recourse to an independent
arbitrator. ...
<http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-a-verdict-that-means-business-as-usual-783055.html>
Coast elders seek solution to land issue
Daily Nation - Nairobi,Kenya
He said it would be wrong for the displaced people to be settled in the
area yet there were many residents who were landless. Mr Munyi said the
Government ...
<http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=116867>
Townsfolk urged to back new power station
***berland News - Carlisle,England,UK
Wardhall Ltd wants to create a Community Land Trust (CLT) to build homes
in
Arkleby for young families who otherwise could not afford to live there.
....
<http://www.***berland-news.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=792544>
SAfrica wants to speed land distribution to black farmers
International Herald Tribune - France
She said the government was considering a package of measures, including a
land tax and absolute limits on the size of farms to speed up change. ...
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/14/africa/AF-GEN-South-Africa-Land.php>
Uganda: Land Debate Should Be Shelved
AllAfrica.com - Wa****ngton,USA
Mr Museveni is unlikely to broach a land tax without giving up more
political power and such a tax that would share the spoils of the land
among the general ...
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200802131098.html>
Now is the time to dramatically reform Ukraine's legal system
Kyiv Post - Kyiv,Ukraine
The land tax was raised fivefold while the maximum allowable rent charged
for leased land was increased. Overall, the amendments introduced did not
take ...
<http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/oped/28374/>
Letter: What does it mean to use a 'land trust?'
Lake Elmo Leader - Lake Elmo,MN,USA
.... there is a totally different local non-profit organization, The Two
Rivers Community Land Trust, which has the mission of providing low-income
housing.
<http://www.lakeelmoleader.com/articles/index.cfm?id=6688§ion=opinion>
Column: They were working on the railroad - back in 1870
Worthington Daily Globe - Worthington,MN,USA
The railroad considered sitting on its lands as prices went up; lawmakers
slapped on a land tax. Land in the local area -- today up to $3000 and
more an acre ...
<http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index.cfm?id=9268§ion=Opinion>
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