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'''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 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''' (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 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.
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