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Property Tax Reforms: Problems and Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Hays B. Gamble ,
Theodore R. Alter ,
George Rolleston ,
Malcolm I. Bevins ,
Dale Colyer ,
Roger Downing  and
Sydney Ishee
Hays B. Gamble
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, Moderator
Theodore R. Alter
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University
George Rolleston
Affiliation:
Cornell University
Malcolm I. Bevins
Affiliation:
University of Vermont
Dale Colyer
Affiliation:
West Virginia University
Roger Downing
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University
Sydney Ishee
Affiliation:
University of Maryland
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Extract

Alter, the first speaker, briefly reviewed the basic characteristics of the property tax, including some of its shortcomings which have provided support for those demanding reforms, He then discussed a number of suggested reforms and property tax alternatives. Concentrating on a flat rate income tax, he pointed out its implications in terms of burden, equity, and inefficiency.

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Organized Symposia Abstracts
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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , October 1979 , pp. 331
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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