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Tax Land Rents to Bridge Homeowners-Wage Gap, Experts Say

9/26/2025

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Condon urges taxing or curbing rising land rents to narrow the homeowners-wage earners gap, citing Henry George.
Vienna, Austria, is highlighted as a model for housing policies that lowered prices.
1900s rejection of George's land rent taxation is discussed, citing Mason Gaffney and Fred Harrison, while developers' displacement rights are debated, favoring relaxed planning rules over compulsory purchase orders (CPOs).

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Condon urges taxing or curbing rising land rents to narrow the homeowners-wage earners gap, citing Henry George.
Vienna, Austria, is highlighted as a model for housing policies that lowered prices.
1900s rejection of George's land rent taxation is discussed, citing Mason Gaffney and Fred Harrison, while developers' displacement rights are debated, favoring relaxed planning rules over compulsory purchase orders (CPOs).