“We should hold a contest to charter up to 10 new cities and award them to the best proposals for development.” – Donald Trump
Posted on August 21, 2023 by Adam Jon Monroe, Jr.
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/04/trump-freedom-cities-proposal-2024-campaign
FREEDOM CITY PROPOSAL
“Henry George City”
A Truly Georgist (Single Tax) City
By Adam Jon Monroe, Jr., Single Tax Advocate
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This proposal is to tax all residents, both individuals and businesses*, only for how much land (location) they own, according to market value as assessed by elected assessors. Everything residents owe in taxation to any other taxing jurisdictions and/or for any other reasons will be calculated by the city’s Tax Realignment Committee (TRC) and paid by that body on behalf of all residents of HGC. But, all general public revenue will be collected from landlords.
{*fees, fines, tariffs or any other charges due by anyone to any other governmental jurisdiction will be their sole responsibility, not that of HGC or anyone of its residents.}
Basic city services most people require such as gas, water and electricity will be provided by the City Services Department (CSD), but billed to users (landlords) accordingly if in excess of average use or at rates set by the vote of residents.
Courts and emergency services will also be paid from the General Public Revenue Fund (GPRF) and administered by the CSD, but billed to users accordingly if in excess of average use or at rates set by the vote of residents.
Infrastructure will be secured by the CSD and purchased out of the GPRF but not necessarily from residents of HGC except where decided by the vote of individual residents.
Anyone or group, regardless of legal position, voted by a majority of residents to be attempting to abuse the system or sabotage the HGC experiment shall be exiled from HGC or jailed, if necessary.
Any discrepancies in accounting, funding or logistics deemed necessary for repair by a vote of residents will be addressed by the TRC.
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[That’s what I have so far. Thoughts? – AJM]
