Josie Faass and Greg Miller – Reimagining Property Taxes to Capture Community-Created Value

Josie Faass

Faass breaks down how standard property taxes penalize owners for improving their properties while rewarding land speculators who leave parcels vacant. She introduces how shifting the tax burden to the underlying land value fundamentally aligns economic incentives toward productive development and community benefit.

For a taste of the presentation view 0:33 – 1:59 minutes. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbHo3KbFlI8

Greg Miller

This segment zeroes in on the core economic mechanics of how shifting property tax burdens away from building improvements and onto underlying land values incentivizes productive community development, discourages speculative land hoarding, and provides sustainable funding for local public infrastructure.

For a taste of the presentation view 29:00 – 31:00 minutes. Video link: https://youtu.be/2u8Mg2IKqxs

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