The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
Burden Of Taxation Now Falling
Upon the Poor in New York
Would Be Reduced.
American Economic League Fig
ures It Out that Rich Would
Bear Great Share. 49,.

The American Economic league has
figured it out that if New York
adopted the Vancouver system Of tax
alton revolution in tax methods
would follow, 'and the poor of the
greatest American city would be the
beneficiaries. In statement just
issued by the league it is held that the
report Of the New York City BOARD
Of Taxes and Assessments contains in
brief sufficient information to- show
that 1t would be very much to the In
terest of home owners and others:
who have fully improved their lands
in that city. if the Vancouver method
Of taxing land values only would be
adopted. - 49,. 49,.
70 raise the same amount from
land values alone that is now raised
by the general property tax would
require a rate somewhat under 5
per cent in the boroughs Of Manhat-
tan, Bronx and Queens, and somewhat
over that in Brooklyn and Richmond:
The difference in cost of local gov
ernments accounts for the need of
different rates in different boroughs
of the city.
The adoption of this system would
decrease the contributions to the CEN
trail city government of all the bor-
oughs except government of all the
oughs except government except Man
haitian, but the increase in that bor-
ough would fall on the holders of
Of Mt
tally improved lands. - -. r...s
The value of absolutely vacant lands
in the city on which there is not the
slightest Improvement, Of any kind
amounts to $521,661,341. The adop-
ton of the land value tax system for
local purposes would raise the taxes
on these lands from something over
100000 which is now levied upon
them to over $15,000,0 - .....
/ The value of franchises is now as
sessed at $465, 100000. These paid la
1910 in taxes $S,248.197. Under the
land value tax, they would have paid
$13,59S.462. ELI. H.. - -
In the residential districts !. taxes
would be considerably lessened. Thus
in Brooklyn the total paid in, 1910 by
owners Of lots containing improve
ments Of any kind was $21.378,l73.
Had the Vancouver method been in
force the tax on these lots would
have been but $14.649.1S6.. In one
section Of Brooklyn called Section
on the tax comm ission 8 report located
between Prospect avenue, Fourth
avenue, Atlantic and Franklin ave-
nue.. the real estate tax was $1,168,-
528. Had the land value tax been in
force it would have been but $719,-
515.@ 81
These figures give some idea Of the
great benefit the single tax would be
to home owners, It is a great pity
that every one of them in New York
city can not be furnished with q copy
Of this report. Any one would then
need but q pencil and paper to be
able to figure out with the help OF
the information. given therein just
what his own taxes would have been
under It's system. The result Of such
figuring would be the creation, of 30
powerful q sentiment IN favor of
making the change that no amount
Of lying and Misrepresentation on the
part Of the plutacratic press could
Overcome It.
II the farmers Of New York state
would Rad this RAPPORT they would
learn that the total land values Of the
city exceed four billion dollars ($4,-
900 .0oo 0oo) z greater sum than tAat
81 All farms b the state combined. |
Altar that the next prAvArieator who
WOULD start III toll hem tAat the sip-
IA tan would hurt the farmer would |
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