Current Property-Tax System is Massively Out of Sync with Sustainability
Established Institutional Structure for Collecting
Easy to Calculate and Understand
Non-portability of Real Estate Makes Tax Evasion Difficult
Local Governments Have Broad Powers to Compel Payment or Forfeiture
Local Property Taxation Based on a Flat-Rate
Current Major Problems with Local Property Taxation is its Regressiveness…
How Might We Turn the Property Tax into a Tool that Facilitates Sustainable Consumption?
Shift From a Flat-Rate to a Graduated-Rate Property Tax
Historical Basis of the Graduated Property Tax
Early Twentieth Century New Zealand
Public Referendum on a Graduated Property Tax in 1950 in North Dakota
Graduated Property Tax in Singapore
Attempt to Implement a Graduated Property Tax Refund in Minnesota, USA and Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA and other examples
Graduated Property Tax Variants
Summary
This presentation was made by Leah Ambler of the OECD Anti-Bribery Division at the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in St Petersburg on 2-6 November 2015. http://www.oecd.org/corruption/anti-bribery/
Major problems in India. 1. COMPLICATIONS IN INDIA. 2. 2 India has made a place for itself as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, yet it loses behind in a lot behind in the name of growth. As the rich are getting richer and the poor get poorer, the divide has been expanding more than before.
Regional problems and their solutions ppt
Current Property-Tax System is Massively Out of Sync with Sustainability
Established Institutional Structure for Collecting
Easy to Calculate and Understand
Non-portability of Real Estate Makes Tax Evasion Difficult
Local Governments Have Broad Powers to Compel Payment or Forfeiture
Local Property Taxation Based on a Flat-Rate
Current Major Problems with Local Property Taxation is its Regressiveness…
How Might We Turn the Property Tax into a Tool that Facilitates Sustainable Consumption?
Shift From a Flat-Rate to a Graduated-Rate Property Tax
Historical Basis of the Graduated Property Tax
Early Twentieth Century New Zealand
Public Referendum on a Graduated Property Tax in 1950 in North Dakota
Graduated Property Tax in Singapore
Attempt to Implement a Graduated Property Tax Refund in Minnesota, USA and Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA and other examples
Graduated Property Tax Variants
Summary
This presentation was made by Leah Ambler of the OECD Anti-Bribery Division at the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in St Petersburg on 2-6 November 2015. http://www.oecd.org/corruption/anti-bribery/
Major problems in India. 1. COMPLICATIONS IN INDIA. 2. 2 India has made a place for itself as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, yet it loses behind in a lot behind in the name of growth. As the rich are getting richer and the poor get poorer, the divide has been expanding more than before.
Regional problems and their solutions ppt
James D. Ritzman, P.E., Deputy Secretary for Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, discusses the Governor’s Infrastructure Funding Plan.
The Inspiring Enterprise: An Accelerator for Social Ventures in Santa Cruz County, held their first Workshop Series called Be Part of the Solution.
This slide deck was shown at the fourth workshop about Housing in Santa Cruz. The presentation detailed what the City and County of Santa Cruz are doing and the challenges of creating affordable and accessible housing in Santa Cruz.
“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.” - Michael Jordan
“The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.” - John Foster Dulles
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” - Robert Frost
“America should be free ground - all of it. Not divided by a line between slave state and free, all the way from here to the Pacific Ocean. No man has to bow. No man born to royalty. Here, we judge you by what you do, not by who your father was. Here, you can be something. Here, is the place to build a home. But it's not the land. There's always more land. It's the idea that we all have value - you and me. What we're fighting for, in the end, we're fighting for each other.”
~ Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Gettysburg
Growing Smart. Agenda 21 secret government documents showing how they are stealing your property and rights throughout the world. http://www.gloucestercounty-va.com Visit us.
Moving people from place to place is key issue when it comes to transit. The Federal Government has planned significant investments in transit as part of supporting alternative ways to get people from place to place
GDP growth for Canada has been bumped up for 2017 and 2018. It should be known that for the past six months or so GDP rates continue to get adjusted. The concerns is that slowdown is showing in key areas like retail spending, building permits, manufacturing sales and exports.
Integration of livestock in the establishment and maintenance of perennial cr...FAO
http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/en/
Presentation by Nicholas Sharpe (FAO Angola) describing the interactions between livestock and perennial crops in mixed farming systems, with special reference to Southwestern Angola. The presentation was delivered in occasion of the “Putting Perennial crops to work in practice” workshop in Bamako, Mali (1-5 September 2015).
The global livestock sector: Trends and health implicationsILRI
Presented by Timothy Robinson, William Wint, Giulia Conchedda, Giuseppina Cinardi, Thomas Van Boeckel, Bernard Bett and Marius Gilbert at the Workshop on Measuring Progress, Biennial Meeting of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), Oxford, 27 September 2014
The Kenya Ushahidi Evaluation Project was 9-month Ushahidi evaluation project in partnership with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative supported by the Knight Foundation. Jennifer Chan and Melissa Tully conducted research which lead to the creation of case studies and toolboxes. (2011) This is Toolbox #1: Assessment.
James D. Ritzman, P.E., Deputy Secretary for Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, discusses the Governor’s Infrastructure Funding Plan.
The Inspiring Enterprise: An Accelerator for Social Ventures in Santa Cruz County, held their first Workshop Series called Be Part of the Solution.
This slide deck was shown at the fourth workshop about Housing in Santa Cruz. The presentation detailed what the City and County of Santa Cruz are doing and the challenges of creating affordable and accessible housing in Santa Cruz.
“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.” - Michael Jordan
“The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.” - John Foster Dulles
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” - Robert Frost
“America should be free ground - all of it. Not divided by a line between slave state and free, all the way from here to the Pacific Ocean. No man has to bow. No man born to royalty. Here, we judge you by what you do, not by who your father was. Here, you can be something. Here, is the place to build a home. But it's not the land. There's always more land. It's the idea that we all have value - you and me. What we're fighting for, in the end, we're fighting for each other.”
~ Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Gettysburg
Growing Smart. Agenda 21 secret government documents showing how they are stealing your property and rights throughout the world. http://www.gloucestercounty-va.com Visit us.
Moving people from place to place is key issue when it comes to transit. The Federal Government has planned significant investments in transit as part of supporting alternative ways to get people from place to place
GDP growth for Canada has been bumped up for 2017 and 2018. It should be known that for the past six months or so GDP rates continue to get adjusted. The concerns is that slowdown is showing in key areas like retail spending, building permits, manufacturing sales and exports.
Integration of livestock in the establishment and maintenance of perennial cr...FAO
http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/en/
Presentation by Nicholas Sharpe (FAO Angola) describing the interactions between livestock and perennial crops in mixed farming systems, with special reference to Southwestern Angola. The presentation was delivered in occasion of the “Putting Perennial crops to work in practice” workshop in Bamako, Mali (1-5 September 2015).
The global livestock sector: Trends and health implicationsILRI
Presented by Timothy Robinson, William Wint, Giulia Conchedda, Giuseppina Cinardi, Thomas Van Boeckel, Bernard Bett and Marius Gilbert at the Workshop on Measuring Progress, Biennial Meeting of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), Oxford, 27 September 2014
The Kenya Ushahidi Evaluation Project was 9-month Ushahidi evaluation project in partnership with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative supported by the Knight Foundation. Jennifer Chan and Melissa Tully conducted research which lead to the creation of case studies and toolboxes. (2011) This is Toolbox #1: Assessment.
Ongoing disease control programmes in indiaBhoj Raj Singh
Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries sectors play an important role in the national economy and in the socio-economic development of the country. Livestock sector alone contributes 4.11% towards overall National GDP and 25.6% of total Agriculture GDP. The biggest impediment to growth of this sector, however, is the large-scale prevalence of diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Hemorrhagic Septicemia (HS), Brucellosis, Black Quarter (BQ) in cattle, Enterotoxaemia, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) & Sheep-Goat Pox in sheep and goats and Swine Fever in pigs, which drastically affect the productivity of animals. The presence of this disease not only deters the domestic economy but also foreign investment in the livestock sector. Although India have been free from disease like Rinderpest, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), presence of other economically important disease still threaten the very roots of livestock sector. This presentation describes various control programs that have been introduced by the Government of India, nationwide for controlling the infectious diseases of animals that have been or should be targeted for eradication or elimination, direct and indirect benefits from control programs, drawback issues and opportunities for the future.
New Hampshire Sustainable Communities InitiativeHal Shurtleff
The state-wide plan to implement Agenda 21 in New Hampshire. Page 15 explains that one of the barriers to implementing the plan is a "strong tradition of personal property rights.." This is a plan to Socialize New Hampshire
The policies of Agenda 21 have been promoted in Cecil County, MD over the last several years by various non-governmental organizations. The land use forums of 2006 brought many individuals together who are now influencing county planning decisions. Their advocacy of "smart growth" is aligned with Plan MD. Whether implemented locally or at the state level, the end result will be the same: erosion of property rights as central planners determine how and where we live. The basis of these plans runs contrary to free market principles and the right to property that our nation was founded upon.
Wynne refuses to look at all aspects of housing including modernizing the greenbelt act - https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/03/29/greenbelt-wont-be-loosened-to-ease-housing-prices-says-wynne.html
Rural Ontario has been hit hard with electrical policies of Wynne - http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/portrait-of-five-ontario-hydro-bills-how-a-rural-couple-pays-500-a-month-and-toronto-brothers-pay-100
Greenbelt – CPC - http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/04/30/doug-ford-says-open-greenbelt-development/
Wynne did make changes to Municipal Planning Board - https://www.fraserinstitute.org/blogs/more-power-for-ontario-municipalities-means-more-responsibility-to-build-housing
A New Strategy for Sustainable Transportation
Learn more at: http://www.boozallen.com/insights/insight-detail/beyond-mobility-a-new-strategy-for-sustainable-transportation
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...
Regions to the Rescue: Organizing for Economic Renaissance
1. Regions to the Rescue: Organizing for Economic Renaissance Gov. Parris N. Glendening Mid-Tennessee Mayors’ Conference Nashville, TN September 30, 2009
4. WMATA in D.C., Maryland & Virginia 900,000 average daily trips
5. Foreclosures /10,000 units Source: RealtyTrac, Center for Regional Analysis Metropolitan Region Average = 84 Mortgage Foreclosure Rates By County – Nov 20, 2007
11. OMB Guidance on Place-based policies Place-based policies leverage investments by focusing resources in targeted places and drawing on the compounding effect of well-coordinated action. Effective place-based policies can influence how rural and metropolitan areas develop, how well they function as places to live, work, operate a business, preserve heritage, and more . Such policies can also streamline otherwise redundant and disconnected programs.
12. A ‘regional approach’ Many important challenges demand a regional approach. The Nation is increasingly a conglomeration of regional economies and ecosystems that should be approached as such. Federal investments should promote planning and collaboration across jurisdictional boundaries.
13. HUD’s New Direction … HUD’s central mission - ensuring that every American has access to decent, affordable housing - cannot be achieved in a vacuum. For all our housing challenges today, I believe that goal can be realized - but only in the broader context of housing, transportation, and energy costs and choices that American families experience each day in cities, suburbs and rural areas. US HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan June 16, 2009
14. Livable Communities Act S. 1618 The Livable Communities Act of 2009 A bill to establish the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, to establish the Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, to establish a comprehensive planning grant program, to establish a sustainability challenge grant program, and for other purposes. Introduced August 6, 2009
15. CLEAN-TEA S. 575 HR. 1329 Clean Low-Emission Affordable New Transportation Efficiency Act A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to develop plans and targets for States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, and for other purposes. Introduced March, 2009
16. Transportation Reauthorization Introduced in the House in concept form. No version offered yet in the Senate. House draft moves in the right direction, but does not meet demand for transit funding, joint consideration of transportation and land use, alternate modes, etc. There is time to influence the outcome! See www.transportationforamerica.org.
Asheville NC has experienced a surge of interest in downtown living in the past decade. Several buildings have been or are in the process of being re-converted into condominiums and apartments. This building, known as the Castanea, was built in 1921…
Asheville NC has experienced a surge of interest in downtown living in the past decade. Several buildings have been or are in the process of being re-converted into condominiums and apartments. This building, known as the Castanea, was built in 1921…
We are often asked about foreclosure rates given declining sales and prices. Foreclosure rates are up in some markets that have been hot housing markets…Miami’s rate is up 80% since the 2 nd quarter and is now tied for the highest rate with Dallas of the 15 largest. Other markets with high rates in the 3 rd quarter include Las Vegas at 87. Interestingly, Baltimore metro’s rate is slightly lower than Washington at 5 per 10,000 HH