Evening star., 1937-07-04
The Single-Tax Revived
Wizards taxes would be increased by per cent while
Mayfower would pay IS per cent increase.
Effect On the Propertex
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pay tax bill that would be boosted by 66 per cent.
Theory Of Decrease Values.
Is this his an equitable ,ds tax2 1oo. 49, ,.u .,
those who pay the tax departs radically from the prin
san eR aey has enabled him to add
to his @ raising the
proportion to his real than his less
has but o Rfs 'Rsy M He he
does not want to sell The value of the property has been in
hapS the sales in his immediate vicinity; ~ ''N ~
provements property assessed value-for
M af m M se bpn s n his @ tax w
though he is less able to afford the increase.
Modification of the Single Tax
This tax is modification of singe-tax theory which
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opinion the you'd
would doubtless have the enct
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%ou S5nF be mp On % swo4 IN eG M effect 1t
on To back s to sire Of and
In some the tenant has agreed realty
dd tax Levy along to the prices for
next door is tenant whose landlord the realty evies His
Ss'f % The The 9ss :
and his neghbor did not.
Homes
How would the cent land affect owners Of
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estate land and M building alike proposed in the District
average per for the residential properties
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Land Value Too High Residential Use
The large residence at the northeast corner Of Sixteenth
streets has assessed value of $90472 OF this
the land which valued $12 foot
to values low 80 to so cents foot outlying
Dental The building is valued at S50000
the building the increased rate would be land
building What would be the result of the plan The
total bill would be raised from $2 57 to s2e by
$l,404 or 49 per cent.
44 building $780, 00O This located at the south
Sixteenth bill under the
would be $673 Under the proposed expeden the
levy would be raised to $088 increase of SO cent
But does this principle apply to the small
house? Let Take hypothetical which may be
typical many small dwellings, The house and lot together
have assessed valuation of $4,000 The house is valued at
tended controversy the District Committee
hearings.
Under the present uniform rate of the would
pay tax OF $90 Under the system there would
would produce of $75 Then there would be rate of $50
against the $1,000 land value producing additional $25 max
ing the total $00 This would be increase Of II cent
more than the $50 tax under the present system.
Effect the Rich and the Poor"
The proponents of the single tax the tax on land
the rich home the rich downtown
would have to pay the boost.
OF small home would pay his
OF the tax although in the increase would not
is high and improvement value is low
But the inequalities in application of the
to exist business properties would hit
OF residential property Some OF these cannot sell for the
residential of their gone there
demand for commercial of the In thousands
these small property would hit
effect the tax generally property