MFTE, Levy, More Efficient Than Linkage Tax
What follows is a comparison of two existing housing subsidy programs that are lowering people’s rents and housing costs in Seattle today, at this very moment, the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) and the Seattle Housing Levy (Levy) with Councilmember Mike O’Brien’s “linkage” tax. Right up front I am going to say that supporters of the […]
Housing on the Seattle Channel
While you were all out trick or treating, the Seattle Channel aired this great discussion on affordable housing. In the world of television, 30 minutes is an eternity; but the housing discussion needs more time. Still, we got a lot of good discussion in, and this program advanced the importance of the issue. My point: […]
How Liberals Make Life Worse for the Poor
I was sent two articles (one in The Atlantic the other in Bloomberg View) this last week about the fact that in the United States that more liberal and progressive cities usually have very expensive housing, so expensive that it can be linked to greater income inequality between the have’s and the have-nots in a […]
