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[[Image:HenryGeorge.png|thumb|250px|right|Henry George]]

'''Henry George''' (1839-1897) was an [[American]] [[economist]] who wrote one of the most widely read [[economic]] treatises in history: ''[[Progress and Poverty]]'' (1879).  The thesis of the book is the proposal that all government revenue should come from a [[Land value tax|single tax on land]].  He argued that land, unlike other [[factors of production]], is supplied by nature and that [[rent]] is unearned surplus.  The landless deserve their share of this surplus as a birthright, according to George.

'''Henry George''' (September 2, 1839 - October 29, 1897)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AWxNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA578 The Illustrated American, Volume 22]</ref> was an [[American]] [[economist]] who wrote one of the most widely read [[economic]] treatises in history: ''[[Progress and Poverty]]'' (1879).  The thesis of the book is the proposal that all government revenue should come from a [[Land value tax|single tax on land]].  He argued that land, unlike other [[factors of production]], is supplied by nature and that [[rent]] is unearned surplus.  The landless deserve their share of this surplus as a birthright, according to George.

Many of his ideas are based on the Mosaic law, especially the Law of Jubilee. <ref>http://whatwouldjesustax.com/docs/George_Moses.htm</ref>

Many of his ideas are based on the Mosaic law, especially the Law of Jubilee. <ref>http://whatwouldjesustax.com/docs/George_Moses.htm</ref>

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