Common Ground OR-WA

Tax reform that serves the common good in Oregon and Washington. LVT study bill coming in OR 2025 session

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

Check out this great piece by our member Tom Gihring, published by the Robert @Schalkenbach Foundation. #landvaluetax #communitylandtrust #zoning https://t.co/27NP8ZT20k

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

@3y6t4h3u Great, see you then!

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

Join us for a legislative social! Learn/connect with fellow advocates and hear from Rep. Rob Nosse about next steps for our land value tax study bill (HB 2124).
📅 Wed, Jan 29 | 6:30 PM
📍 McMenamins Barley Mill Pub in SE Portland
Appetizers provided.

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

If you live in WA, consider contacting your reps to say you support letting Spokane try out LVT!

[4 News Now @kxly4news]

The Spokane City Council is looking to spur growth in the community by exploring moving away from property taxes and adopting a land value tax model instead. https://t.co/leR8Efvxet

[Dan Sullivan @DanSull36510584]

@maxdubler The governor in the 1920s was Al Smith, a Georgist who removed housing from the property tax roles, taxing only the land value.

https://t.co/f7oxIwz8mR

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

@Econ4ThePeople @twjpdx23 NW PDX = NW Portland

SDCs = Systems Development Charges, new development fees that have raised substantially over the last few decades as property tax growth is constrained here

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

@StrongTowns Land value tax would fix this

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@ModerateInSEA @typewriteralley If a vacant lot gets developed to have a 4-plex on top, then under standard property tax their yearly bill will increase substantially.

An in-between option is the split-rate tax, which weights the land value higher than the improved value.

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

@johndoe514 @AngelicaOung @zenrealtornyc Owner-occupied detached homes are a large chunk of the property base in lots of places, so they'd have to make up that revenue elsewhere. The price of homes would also shoot up to capture the increase in demand.

Instead, drop the tax on improvements but keep it on land.

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

@JeffBoeker @AngelicaOung California (and Oregon) allows deferral of property tax for seniors.

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@techcafe @pmcondon2 Nice public spaces raise nearby land values, so gov has incentive to maintain them.

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

@joelgjensen @MarshallSteeves See our legislation to help bring one to Oregon!
https://t.co/1prAM48R8Z

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@wrong_shon @yhdistyminen Pittsburgh ramped up their split-rate property tax in the 1980s, and construction levels increased.
Source: Oates and Schwab, 1997
https://t.co/FGBebQZMPJ

[Alex Lee 李天明 (votealexlee.bsky.social) @alex_lee]

Land and tax policy have been intertwined since time immemorial. How we spend our resources shapes our landscape, how we shape our landscape shapes our revenues. It’s long overdue to look at who benefits and loses from our land use tax policies

[Senator Rachel May (RachelMayNY.bsky.social) @RachelMayNY]

Land value taxes hold a lot of promise for delivering economic development and tax fairness in our cities, which is why I introduced legislation (S7871) to give municipalities the ability to pilot this approach. (1/2)
https://t.co/3pZH1kTdhr

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

Oregon State Treasurer candidate Jeff Gudman: "with the State’s housing crunch making housing more and more expensive, we should not have a tax structure that rewards [land speculation]"
https://t.co/9nwmzRqfWb

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

We're pleased to see more candidates recognizing the value of replacing property tax with a land value tax! Here are some of the candidates currently running:

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Portland City Council candidate Dan Gilk: "I believe that a land value tax in lieu of a property tax...will solve some of the largest structural problems in our housing policy..."
https://t.co/pyeJ2zYXdF

[Seattle New Liberals 🌐 @SEANewLiberals]

District 5: Nilu Jenks
Jenks gets our endorsement with her support for density, transit, bike lanes, and a land value tax. She understands the realities of her role and is well qualified for the position.

[Common Ground OR-WA @CG_OR_WA]

We see you Wade! #landvaluetax #seattle #washington