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Henry George School of Social Science
37. Scott Baker on how land value taxes can create more equal opportunities for all
26 minutes Posted Sep 15, 2022 at 2:00 pm.
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Scott Baker is the president of Common Ground-NYC, a Georgist group focusing on social justice and economic equity for all. He is also a blogger for the Huffington Post, as well as the OpEdNews. He has written dozens of articles regarding land speculation and how to improve the real estate market. Together we discussed the economics of real estate, how land value taxes can generate more equal opportunity, and why New York was able to achieve a building boom in the 1920s but not now.


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